The Connected Parent: Real-Life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment

"You Can Effectively Parent an Adopted or Foster Child Parentingunder the best of circumstances is difficult, but because of theirunique needs, raising children from hard places brings additionalchallenges. You might discover that traditional techniques that mayhave worked for you with your birth children are not working withyour adopted or foster child. Renown child development expert Dr.Karyn Purvis will give you practical advice andpowerful tools you can use to encourage secure attachment in yourchild, just as she did for coauthor Lisa Qualls.You will benefit from Karyn's decades of research andunderstanding, plus Lisa's hands-on experience and successfulimplementation of the strategies shared in this book. You willlearn how to simplify your approach using scripts, nurture yourchild, combat chronic fear, teach respect, and develop othervaluable skills to add to your parenting toolbox. The ConnectedParent will help you lovingly guide your children and bring renewedhope and healing to your family"--