Customer Reviews
A good insight into the mind of a troubled child - By: Mr. S. J. Morawiec, 15 Aug 2008 
My wife & I have both read this book, she rates it very highly & were she writing this review would rtate it 5, I feel that whilstin parts it is very good,in other areas it makes suppositions & at times is based pon anecdoatal supposition rather than fact. Alowing for my negative comments, the recent publication comes with revised comments & does help somewhat to address some of the problems associated with looked after children.
The case history is quite harrowing at times, but anyone who has worked with or looked after a neglected or abused child will be able to empathise with the challenges facedin this book.
Applying the theory of trauma - By: Edith Reyntiens, 13 Sep 2007 
As a foster carer, this book has been criticalin enabling me to understand the children I care for even though they are teenagers.
It documentsin detail how one foster carer who works closely with Daniel Hughes, manages a difficult & traumatised child. This presents the concepts of traumain the process of caring, & present practical methods without being didactic, that can be applied intelligentlyin other situations. The more theoretical analysis of the care that accompanies each chapter allowed me to use to the best possible extent, the information that I gleaned from the book.
I eventually understood the implications for traumatised children as they become adolescent & traumatised; because very few teenagers who come into care have resolved their early childhood trauma.
Dan Hughes' explanations also helped me a lotin understanding the timescales involvedin this kind of therapy, which can be longer than you ever imagine. A must for anyone who is working with children.
A must-read for foster parents! - By: , 14 May 1999 Dan Hughes wrote this book with mein mind. I read this book while fostering a 9 yr old girl who had attachment disorder that, without proper treatment, would have destroyed her ability to functionin a normal life. There were ideas & strategiesin this book that worked (no matter how strange they sound). Dan Hughes knows what he is talking about. As a professional foster parent, I appreciate the straightforward language used in this book. I would recommend this to any person dealing with an attachment disorder child. It brings a much needed awarness to this overwhelming issuein surrogate parenting.
