Parenting the Hurt Child

by Gregory C. Keck and Regina M. Kupecky

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BLESSING OR BURDEN?
When a child is adopted, he can arrive with hurts from the past—pain that stunts his emotional growth and your family’s life, too. At some point your parenting dreams can fall apart, and raising a hurt child becomes more like a burden than a blessing.

But don’t give up. With time, patience, informed parenting, and appropriate therapy, your adopted child can get over what seems insurmountable now. From insights gathered through years of working with adopted kids who have experienced early trauma, Gregory C. Keck and Regina M. Kupecky explain how to manage a hurting child with loving wisdom and resolve, and how to preserve your stability while untangling their thorny hearts.

“We hope that what we share will give you strength, courage, and commitment,” write the authors. “We hope you will tap into your own resources and creativity to become the parent you’ve always wanted to be.”

If you’ve adopted a child, whatever the circumstances, you’ll find hope and healing on these pages—for you, your family, and especially your adopted child.




Great book!
I am adopting a 5 year old hurt child & got so much out of reading this book. My son has ADD/ODD and this book helped me to realize that although his problems are not my fault, it is now my responsibility to help him recover and start a new life. I did not know what types of problems I would deal with when he came to stay with us "for a short time", and now, three years later, we are in the process of adopting him, and he is finally getting the help he and I both need. I stopped blaming myself, learned that I need to take care of myself, and with the help of this wonderful book, I have learned ways to cope with the issues that all hurt children have, and not many people want to talk abot. I just wish I had read it before I came a foster parent because I would have been a lot more prepared. Read it.

Good Advice..
We recently have custody of our grandson (6yrs old). He is a Hurt Child, who's parents need to heal themselves of drug addiction and general mature parental responsibility issues. We began private counceling with a child councelor who had recommended that we purchase this book. Just in the first couple of chapters, we had found wonderful, useful information to try to better respond to and to get better behavior from our grandson. The What Doesn't Work and What Does Work advise, truly is great advice. Our grandson is texbook with what we have read so far in this book. These Authors certainly know what they are talking about, and give comprehensive insight into the minds and lives of these hurt children. Thank you very much for taking the time to write this book.

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