Includes bibliographical references (pages 374-382) and index.
Contents
Introduction: Equipping parents of children at risk for attachment problems -- What is attachment and why is it important? -- Challenges for children and parents -- What children have already learned about attachment -- Grief and its effects -- Trauma and trauma loss -- The impact of cultural change -- Other complications for attaching -- Emotional development -- The shape of progress -- Relaxing the grip of anxienty and control -- The fairness factor -- Building emotional intelligence -- Forming a team of support -- Getting professional help -- Epilogue -- Appendix.