A review of current research on the incidence and prevalence of interpersonal childhood trauma / Jennifer A. Shaw -- The role of healthy relational interactions in buffering the impact of childhood trauma / Christine R. Ludy-Dobson and Bruce D. Perry -- Children's self-initiated gradual exposure : the wonders of posttraumatic play and behavioral reenactments / Eliana Gil -- Silent grieving in a world without words : a child witnesses his brother's murder / Eliana Gil -- The owner of a broken heart : the cumulative trauma of surgery and sexual abuse / Nicole Erin Jalazo -- A hero's journey : a boy who lost his parents and found himself / Vincent Pastore -- A tornado disrupts the wedding, to the relief of the unwilling bride : a girl's quest for healing after sexual abuse / Myriam L. Goldin --
Finding the treasure within : spontaneous storytelling and the sandplay journey of an emotionally despairing girl / Rosalind L. Heiko -- Stitches are stronger than glue : a child directs the healing of her shattered heart / David A. Crenshaw -- Manny's story : a soul ascending / Eric J. Green -- I am an artist : a sexually traumatized girl's self-portraits in paint and clay / Barbara Sobol -- The gift of time : helping to heal through long-term treatment involving complex trauma and cultural issues / Athena A. Drewes -- This mommy has no milk! : a neglected child's adaptation to loss and hunger / Eliana Gil -- Play and the transformation of feeling : Niki's case / Eva-Maria Simms.