I just read a very interesting book that shows a family's struggle with two adopted children who have various forms of attachment disorder. It's called "What Every Adoptive Parent Needs to Know: Healing Your Child's Wounded Heart" by Kate Cremer-Vogel, MS, LCPC and Dan and Cassie Richards. The parents write this book along with a therapist, who adds her observations. The children were adopted before anyone knew about attachment disorder or how to deal with it. The book does not put blame on anyone; it tells a poignant story, integrating the parents' childhood experiences as well as the childrens' pre-adoption histories to show how they struggle to connect, understand, and heal. The therapist offers useful suggestions on dealing with children with attachment disorder. This is a good resource for adoptive parents and families. I would recommend this along with Melissa Fay Greene's book, "There is No Me Without You". The book is available through mountainridgepublishing.com.
This is our journey of adoption from Ethiopia.
Monday, July 28, 2008
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