Sophie Ashton

The Secrets of Successful Adoptive Parenting (eBook, ePUB)

Practical Advice and Strategies to Help with Emotional and Behavioural Challenges

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Are you in the process of adopting and feeling out of your depth?

Do you already have an adopted child and are feeling overwhelmed?

Sharing the secrets that will enable you to face the challenges of adoptive parenting with confidence, Sophie Ashton offers tips and strategies which have worked for her family. She discusses preparing for the journey ahead, parenting with empathy, facilitating your child's attachment, helping your child feel listened to, and providing structure and consistency in order to successfully integrate your child into your family and go on to have a stable happy family life.

An honest and reassuring account of what it can really be like to be an adoptive parent, this practical hands-on guide will help you prepare for the highs and lows of being a parent and give your child and your family the best chance to flourish.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juli 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781784503406
• Artikelnr.: 45523006

Autorenporträt

Sophie Ashton is a mother of two wonderful children, a birth son and an adopted daughter. Professionally she has spent 25 years working as a management consultant and an executive coach. She works with individuals and teams, helping people better understand themselves and each other and the impact they can and do unknowingly have on each other. Over the years she has also worked as a volunteer with disadvantaged children through schools and through the criminal justice system. Sophie lives in the South of England.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Part 1: Prepare for the Emotional Journey. 1. Anticipate the
Emotional Journey. 2. Anticipate What May Cause You Frustration. Part 2:
Parent with Empathy. 3. Understand Your Child. 4. Facilitate Your Child's
Memories and Emotions. 5. Support Your Child Through Their Grieving
Process. Part 3: Pay Back the Nurture Debt. 6. Nurture With Compassion. 7.
Nurture Through the Senses for Brain Development. 8. Build Your Child's
Self-Esteem and Facilitate Their Attachment. Part 4: Communicate
Thoughtfully. 9. Help Your Child Feel Listened To. 10. Communicate With the
Outcome in Mind. Part 5: Enable Your Child's Development. 11. Provide
Structure and Consistency. 12. Close the Development Gap. Part 6: Prepare
Carefully For Your New Arrival. 13. Involve Family and Friends. 14. Take
Control of the Introductions and the Transition. 15. Carefully Integrate
your Child Into Your Life. Conclusion.