New families, old scripts : a guide to the language of trauma and attachment in adoptive families /: a guide to the language of trauma and attachment in adoptive families. (2006)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Caroline Archer and Christine Gordon, foreword by Alan Burnell.
• Other Names: Archer, Caroline, 1948-; Gordon, Christine
• Contents: Foreword by Alan Burnell, Family Futures. Introduction. Thumbnail sketches. Alphabet of Issues. 1. Accent on change. 2. Aggressive and angry behaviour. 3. Attention seeking/ needing. 4. Basic building blocks of the brain. 5. Bedtime and sleep. 6. Cracking the code. 7. Control issues. 8. Cradling for closeness and comfort. 9. Critical connections. 10. Dealing with danger. 11. Dissociative connections. 12. Dissociative states. 13. Eating and food issues. 14. Emotional outbursts. 15. F is for feelings. 16. F1 kids. 17. Games to encourage attachment. 18. Good child (am I being good enough?) 19. Impact on parents. 20. Looking after yourself. 21. Managing separations. 22. `NO'. 23. Nutrition. 24. Putting it all behind us. 25. Puzzling pain responses. 26. Reassurance or validation. 27. Rivalry between siblings. 28. Rudeness and swearing. 29. Self-regulation. 30. Sensory issues. 31. Sexualised behaviour. 32. Taking, borrowing or stealing. 33. Terrible shame. 34. Think toddler think (T3). 35. What not to do! 36. Your way forward - final reflections. 37. References. Resources and related reading. Index.
• Publisher Details: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Publication Date: 2006
• Extent: 1 online resource (256 pages)
• Subjects: 649/.145; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Adoption & Fostering; Adoptive parents -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Parenting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Problem children -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Child & Developmental Psychology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781846424823; 1846424828
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.