Parenting Strategies to Help Adopted and Fostered Children with Their Behaviour : Trauma-Informed Guidance and Action Charts.

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Parenting Strategies to Help Adopted and Fostered Children with Their Behaviour: Trauma-Informed Guidance and Action Charts, by Christine Gordon -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part 1 -- Understanding the Behaviour and How to Help -- The Impact of Early Trauma -- How Neurobiological Development Affects Behaviour -- Developmental Trauma and Attachment Difficulties -- Developmental Reparenting -- Developmental Trauma and Executive Functioning Difficulties -- The Behaviour Rating of Executive Functioning (BRIEF) -- Comments and Phrases that Support a Traumatized Child

Praise and Reprimands, Consequences and RewardsSiblings -- Children Who Act Out in Aggressive and Angry Behaviour -- Compliant Children Who Internalize Their Feelings -- Pee and Poo or Choosing Your Battles! -- Part 2 -- Action Charts -- How to Use the Charts -- Accepting Blame and Responsibility -- Acting the Victim -- Aggression Towards Siblings -- Cheating at Games -- Completing Tasks -- Compliant and Helpful -- Consequences -- Constant Fiddling -- Dangerous Behaviour -- Disrupting Others -- Focusing on a Task -- Food Issues -- Homework Issues

Hypochondriac TendenciesIntense Sibling Rivalry -- Losing Resources and Belongings -- Lying -- Managing Group Settings -- Moving On -- Peer Problems -- Running Away -- School and Separation Issues -- Self-Harming -- Sexualized Behaviour -- Shouting Out -- Stealing -- Stranger Familiarity -- Substitute Teacher/Carer -- Swearing -- Switching Off -- Talking Constantly -- Tantrums -- Trouble Starting Tasks -- Untidiness -- Working in Silence -- Blank Template

Offers straightforward advice for managing common behaviours in children who are traumatized. Designed specifically for adoptive and foster parents, this guide includes visual reference charts of therapeutic parenting strategies and conversation scripts that can be used when caring for a traumatized child.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-166).

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