The Connected Child
One of the most popular resources for foster and adoptive parents to understand trauma and attachment - and help their child heal.
Resource Book
No Matter What: A Foster Care Tale
In No Matter What, former foster kid and best-selling author Josh Shipp shares a mostly autobiographical tale about finding a forever home.
The Body Keeps Score
The Body Keeps the Score exposes the tremendous power of our relationships both to hurt and to heal—and offers new hope for reclaiming lives.
Follow the Love: Permanent Connections Scaffolding
A groundbreaking guidebook meticulously crafted for child welfare stakeholders dedicated to empowering young people navigating the challenging transition out of the foster care system.
The Stuffed Giraffe: A Foster Care Story
The Stuffed Giraffe is the story of Ben, a little boy who is full of excitement (and a little bit of nervousness) at the thought of becoming a foster brother.
Set Free: A Childhood Memoir
In this memoir, Destini shares her vivid and detailed memories of her experience navigating child abuse, kinship care, foster care and finding a future despite the broken pieces of the past.
Maybe Days: A Book for Children in Foster Care
Will I live with my parents again? Will I stay with my foster parents forever? For children in foster care, the answer to many questions is often "maybe." Maybe Days addresses the questions, feelings, and concerns these children most often face.
Securely Attached: How Understanding Childhood Trauma Will Transform Your Parenting
Discover how you can create a family and home that is safe and supportive so your children can grow to trust and become securely attached.
Wounded Children, Healing Homes: How Traumatized Children Impact Adoptive and Foster Families
This book addresses the reality of those unmet expectations and offers validation and solutions for the challenges of parenting deeply traumatized and emotionally disturbed children.
Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive.
This book guides parents through creating the necessary foundations for loving and secure relationships with their children.
The Connected Parent: Real-Life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment
Renowned child-development expert Dr. Karyn Purvis gives you practical advice and powerful tools you can use to encourage secure attachment in your family.
The Whole-Brain Child
The authors explain new science of how a child’s brain is wired and how it matures, and offer parenting strategies which lead to calmer, happier children.