New families, old scripts : a guide to the language of trauma and attachment in adoptive families / Caroline Archer and Christine Gordon ; foreword by Alan Burnell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Archer, Caroline, 1948-

Contributor:

Gordon, Christine.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adoptive parents--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Adoptive parents.

Parenting--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Parenting.

Problem children--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Problem children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kinglsey Publishers, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Most adopted children and their families will, sooner or later, encounter the challenges of dealing with unresolved attachment issues or early traumatic experiences. This book is an accessible introduction to understanding these challenges and helping children and their families to develop a shared language and understanding of one another.

Contents:

New Families, Old Scripts:A Guide to the Language of Traumaand Attachment in Adoptive Families; Contents; FOREWORD; AN INTRODUCTION TO THE LANGUAGE OF TRAUMA AND PARENT MENTORING; INTRODUCING THE FAMILIES; Alphabet of Issues; Accent on change: Jemima Crackit and the new family script; Aggressive and angry behaviour; Attentionseeking/attention needing; Basicbuilding blocks of the brain; Bedtimeand sleep; Controlissues; Cracking the code:Jemima Crackit and Panicchiodevelop a shared language; Cradlingfor closeness and comfort; Criticalconnections; Dealingwith danger; Dissociativeconnections

DissociativestatesEatingand food issues; Emotionaloutbursts; Fis for feelings, not just 'fight,flight and freeze'; F1 kids:Fast forward; Gamesto encourage attachment; 'Good'child(or am I being 'good enough'?); Impacton adoptive parentsof living with violentand threatening behaviour; Lookingafter ourselves; Managingseparations; No:When parents say 'no'; Nutrition; Puttingit all behind usThose 'need to know' questions(Why, How, Who, What?); Puzzlingpain responses; Reassuranceor validation?; Rivalrybetween siblings; Rudenessand swearing; Self-regulation(managingarousal); Sensoryissues

SexualisedbehaviourTaking,borrowing, stealing?; Terribleshame; Thinktoddler think (T3); Whatnot to do!; Your way forward:Final reflections; REFERENCES, RECOMMENDED READING AND RESOURCES; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-246) and index.

ISBN:

9786610627813

9781280566615

1280566612

9781846424823

1846424828

OCLC:

228171136