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"An extremely useful parenting handbook... truly outstanding ... strongly recommended."
--Library Journal (starred review)
"A tremendous resource for parents and professionals alike."
--Thomas Atwood, president and CEO, National Council for Adoption
The adoption of a child is always a joyous moment in the life of a family. Some adoptions, though, present unique challenges. Welcoming these children into your family--and addressing their special needs--requires care, consideration, and compassion.
Written by two research psychologists specializing in adoption and attachment, The Connected Child will help you:
Build bonds of affection and trust with your adopted child Effectively deal with any learning or behavioral disorders Discipline your child with love without making him or her feel threatened"A must-read not only for adoptive parents, but for all families striving to correct and connect with their children."
--Carol S. Kranowitz, author of The Out-of-Sync Child
"Drs. Purvis and Cross have thrown a life preserver not only to those just entering uncharted waters, but also to those struggling to stay afloat."
--Kathleen E. Morris, editor of S. I. Focus magazine
"Truly an exceptional, innovative work . . . compassionate, accessible, and founded on a breadth of scientific knowledge and clinical expertise."
--Susan Livingston Smith, program director,Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute
" The Connected Child is the literary equivalent of an airline oxygen mask and instructions: place the mask over your own face first, then over the nose of your child. This book first assists the parent, saying, in effect, 'Calm down, you're not the first mom or dad in the world to face this hurdle, breathe deeply, then follow these simple steps.' The sense of not facing these issues alone--the relief that your child's behavior is not off the charts--is hugely comforting. Other children have behaved this way; other parents have responded thusly; welcome to the community of therapeutic and joyful adoptive families."
--Melissa Fay Greene, author of There is No Me Without You: One Woman's Odyssey to Rescue Africa's Children
Author Notes
Karyn B. Purvis, Ph.D. , is the director at Texas Christian University's Institute of Child Development, which hosts the Adoption Project and its Hope Connection camp.
David R. Cross, Ph.D. , is the associate director of the Texas Christian University's Institute of Child Development and a professor in TCU's psychology department.
Wendy Lyons Sunshine is an award-winning journalist.
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Library Journal Review
With the assistance of professional writer Wendy Lyons Sunshine, child psychologists Purvis and David R. Cross-the director and associate director, respectively, of the Institute of Child Development, Texas Christian University (TCU)-have produced an extremely useful parenting handbook. While the authors focus on the particular challenges confronting adoptive parents of special-needs children, their insights could just as easily apply to parents of other children. Employing techniques honed at TCU's Adoption Project and its Hope Connection camp for at-risk adopted children, the authors provide much-needed practical advice on establishing connections with children and on raising children who can connect in a healthy fashion with others. This book is truly outstanding because of its numerous examples of scripts and phrases that parents can use when their children engage in particular kinds of behavior. Akin to Stanley I. Greenspan and others' The Child with Special Needs: Encouraging Intellectual and Emotional Growth and Carol Stock Kranowitz's The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder, this book is strongly recommended for all public libraries and large academic collections.-Lynne F. Maxwell, Villanova Univ. Sch. of Law Lib., PA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
