The world is full of hurt children, those who have suffered trauma in the early years of life. These are the unfortunate children who have been removed from their birth families due to abuse, neglect, or poor parenting and now need to be taught how to relate to others and bond with their new parents or caregivers. Whether you are an adoptive parent, foster parent, grandparent, teacher, or caregiver, the tools, techniques, and knowledge you'll find in Parenting the Hurt Child will help you provide the care necessary to help your hurt child heal, grow, and develop. If you're discouraged and feeling hopeless about the difficult job ahead, do not despair. Hope is here and you can get started today! Paperback.

The world is full of hurt children, and bringing one into your home can quickly derail the easy family life you once knew. Get effective suggestions, wisdom, and advice to parent the hurt child in your life. The best hope for tragedy prevention is knowledge! Updated and revised.

Gregory C. Keck, PhD, founded the Attachment and Bonding Center of Ohio, which specializes in treating children and adolescents who have experienced trauma and developmental interruptions. Dr. Keck has extensive experience in the fields of attachment, adoption, and adolescence. He has taught at both undergraduate and graduate levels at a number of universities and has presented to parent and professional groups both nationally and internationally.

As an adoptive parent of two sons who were adopted during adolescence, Dr. Keck combines clinical expertise and personal experience to share with his readers. He is the coauthor of Adopting the Hurt Child and Parenting the Hurt Child.

Regina M. Kupecky, LSW, has worked in the adoption arena for more than thirty years as an adoption placement worker and therapist. She was named “Adoption Worker of the Year” in 1990 by the Ohio Department of Human Services.

She is currently a therapist with Dr. Keck at the Attachment and Bonding Center of Ohio, where she works with children who have attachment disorders. She trains nationally and internationally on adoption issues, sibling issues, and attachment.

Ms. Kupecky authored a resource guide, Siblings Are Family Too, which is available through the Three Rivers Adoption Council in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She has coauthored a curriculum with Dr. Keck and Arleta James called Abroad and Back: Parenting and International Adoption and has written a curriculum on sibling issues titled My Brother, My Sister: Sibling Relations in Adoption and Foster Care.

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