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Why can't my child behave? : empathic parenting strategies that work for adoptive and foster families / Dr. Amber Elliott ; foreword by Kim S. Golding.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2013Description: 1 online resource (245 pages)ISBN:
  • 9781849053396
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 649/.1 23
LOC classification:
  • HQ773 .E45 2013
Online resources:
Contents:
I've tried everything! Why isn't it working? -- The importance of carers' emotions -- Attention-seeking vs. attachment-seeking -- The red mist -- The girl in a bubble -- The high energy child -- Wrestling for control -- Lying -- Sexualised behaviour -- Difficult sibling relationships.
Summary: 'Parenting a child who doesn't know how to be parented is the most difficult job in the world.' Why Can't My Child Behave? provides friendly expert advice on how to respond to difficult behaviours and emotions for parents of children with developmental trauma. Each chapter focusses on the common difficulties faced by carers or parents and features quick, applicable ideas with exercises and illustrations. How do you react to a child's difficult behaviour? How do you deal with your own negative emotions? How do you know when to be empathic? The book looks beyond the traditional punishment/reward strategies and aims to provide an explanation for such questions whilst helping the child in the process. This book will prove to be an invaluable resource for parents, foster carers, social workers and professionals working with children who are adopted or fostered
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-237) and index.

I've tried everything! Why isn't it working? -- The importance of carers' emotions -- Attention-seeking vs. attachment-seeking -- The red mist -- The girl in a bubble -- The high energy child -- Wrestling for control -- Lying -- Sexualised behaviour -- Difficult sibling relationships.

'Parenting a child who doesn't know how to be parented is the most difficult job in the world.' Why Can't My Child Behave? provides friendly expert advice on how to respond to difficult behaviours and emotions for parents of children with developmental trauma. Each chapter focusses on the common difficulties faced by carers or parents and features quick, applicable ideas with exercises and illustrations. How do you react to a child's difficult behaviour? How do you deal with your own negative emotions? How do you know when to be empathic? The book looks beyond the traditional punishment/reward strategies and aims to provide an explanation for such questions whilst helping the child in the process. This book will prove to be an invaluable resource for parents, foster carers, social workers and professionals working with children who are adopted or fostered

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