Deborah D. Gray
Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today's Parents
- ISBN 13:
- 9781849058902
- author:
- Deborah D. Gray
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 400
- Dimensions:
- 22.6 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm
- Genre:
- Health, Family & Lifestyle, Families & Parents, Adoption
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today's Parents by Deborah D. Gray provides a comprehensive guide for adoptive parents on how to understand and care for their child, promoting healthy attachment and emotional well-being.
This practical parenting strategy book explains the importance of attachment, how grief and trauma can affect children's development, and offers techniques to improve attachment, respect, cooperation, and trust. The author also addresses a range of issues including international adoption, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, and learning disabilities, providing sound theory and direct advice with case examples throughout.
A valuable resource for adoptive families and professionals alike, Attaching in Adoption is an essential read for anyone interested in adoption and parenting children who have experienced trauma or adversity.