Attachment Parenting: Developing Connections and Healing Children

"This is a very readable, easily digestible book offering a diverse smorgasbord of intervention strategies for parents of children struggling with attachment/trauma issues. Devoid of psychobabble, caregivers will find the chapters to be a fast read---insightful and user-friendly." ---Steven G. Gray, PhD, diplomate, American Board of Pediatric Neuropsychology, and author of The Maltreated Child: Finding What Lurks Beneath

"The heart and soul of a literary gem in our field is the extent to which the authors demonstrate, at every step, the connection between what they recommend and a clear developmental principle. This connection is made with compassion and precision throughout Arthur Becker-Weidman and Deborah Shell's book. Hungry and struggling parents will find this extraordinary book nutritious, practical, clear, and principled."---Michael Trout, PhD, director of the Infant-Parent Institute

"The old adage is that it takes a village to raise a child. If that is true, it takes a special village to raise a child with special needs. The collected wisdom of the contributors to Attachment Parenting weaves together an integrated approach to helping children heal from the effects of early attachment-related traumas. At the center of this special village is the critical role of the parent as the primary catalyst for and creator of experiences of healing. The concepts of Dan Hughes's Dyadic Developmental Therapy model provide the unifying principles, which continually foster empathic connection with the child and promote real healing. This lovely book offers both pragmatic suggestions and inspiration for hope." ---Vicky Kelly, PsyD, LCSW, coeditor of Attachment-Focused Therapy and past president of the Association for Treatment and Training in the Attachment of Children (ATTACh)

Arthur Becker-Weidman, PhD, is director of the Center for Family Development in Williamsville, New York. Deborah Shell, MA, LCMHC, is an adjunct professor in the Masters in Counseling Graduate Program at Johnson State College. Becker-Weidman and Shell are the coeditors of Creating Capacity for Attachment: Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy in the Treatment of Trauma-Attachment Disorders (2005).