Wounded Children Healing Homes: How Traumatized Children Impact Adoptive and Foster Families by Jayne E. Schooler, Betsy Keefer Smalley, LSW, Timothy J. Callahan, PsyD
It is eye opening.
Here are two quotes from the book I want to share with you:
"Families need to be reminded that healing takes place over time; that change is slow and, at times, barely visible. Parents must pass the many tests their child may devise to see if he can truly trust this new family. The tests lessen over time, but may emerge when another trauma, large or small, occurs for the child or family. Trauma leaves vulnerable spirits."
"Loving and living with a traumatized child means embracing a love like no other. It is love lived out every day in a new and unfamiliar way. It is commitment cemented through the challenges and struggles of uncertainty. It is a life journey walked on unknown paths. It is a faith, a hope, and a vision that the future will hold something far better than what you are experiencing now and perhaps ever dreamed possible."
No comments:
Post a Comment