Attaching Through Love, Hugs and Play: Simple Strategies to Help Build Connections with Your Child
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (807 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 184905939X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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The book offers positive ideas for responding to immediate crises like difficult behaviour and meltdowns, but importantly also offers longer-term strategies to help children to develop the skills they need to cope as they grow up - the ability to plan, concentrate and be in control of their emotions. Attachment therapist Deborah D. She reveals sensory techniques which have proven to help children bond - straightforward activities like keeping close eye contact or stroking a child's feet or cheeks - and explains why routines like mealtimes and play time are so important in helping children to attach. Offering
Deborah D. A clinical social worker, she has worked over 25 years in foster and adopted children's therapies and placement. Visit her website at deborahdgray.. Gray is the author of the bestselling book for parents, Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today's Parents and an award-winning book for professionals, Nurtu
-- Dee Wilson, Director, Child Welfare Services, Casey Family Programs, Author of the Sounding Board commentaries This easy-to-read book has much to offer to adopters or step-parents about how to develop attachments Parents will find many examples of everyday behaviour that they face alongside practical strategies to illustrate how to respond helpfully, especially for children whose early experience include trauma, abuse or loss As the title suggests, t values sensory approaches to forming emotional connection, using touch and play to help provide nurture and regulate emotional states Overall this is a very rich and positive book, which presents a well-informed, humane, evidence-based view of parenting strategies that will enhance attachment. it is likely to be valuabl
Love it! Yolanda I Love this book—why?Realistic and simple techniques and methods to build a stronger relationship with your child.Saw myself and my children in this book. This very easy to read and concise book provid short term (doable today!) suggested actions as well as longer term strategies to empower each member of the family to increase health and happiness together.Whether you have young children, school aged children, teens or young adult children (like I do) you will learn how to increase attach. Nicole Renee said Please read this book!. If you have children through adoption, please read this book! It was my first experience with the author, Deborah Gray - and what a great way to start! She gives parents lots of information about attaching and practical advice that can be implemented right away. I will definitely be reading more of her work. Thank you for this wonderful resource!. "Another winner!" according to barbara. This, the third in her helpful books on attachment, is a powerful testament to to Ms. Gray's knowledge and compassion, as well as her belief that these children with attachment issues can be saved.She gives practical suggestions stemming from her knowledge of the conditions that produce attachment issues. An easy, worthwhile read.