`This excellent book looks at the attachment and development of very young children in the fostering and adoption situation. It deals sensitively and practicall

Written by an experienced adoptive parent, this clear, sensitive and practical handbook is designed to encourage and support adoptive and long-term foster paren

Offers advice for adoptive parents on attachment and developmental issues arising from separation, loss, and trauma in early childhood.

" ... A parenting book [that] demystifies the latest thinking on neurobiology, physiology and trauma, and explains what the research means for parenting childre

"Case study families are used to highlight challenges adoptive parents are likely to encounter, such as dealing with anger and aggression, understanding sibling