Acknowledgments | p. ix |
Introduction: Proactive Parenting | p. 1 |
Understanding Your Child's Behavior- and Misbehavior | |
"Are You My Mommy? Are You My Daddy?" The Beginnings of Identity | p. 9 |
Differences in Development: Identity, "Attachment," Connection, and Resiliency | p. 15 |
Identity and Your Child's Complex Background | p. 29 |
Connection, Survival Skills, and Family Skills | p. 36 |
Resiliency and Reactive Coping Behaviors | p. 50 |
Memories from a Complex Background | p. 63 |
Key Parenting Strategies | |
Providing a Framework for Fragmented Memories | p. 74 |
The Roots of Identity: We Are Alike, We Are Different | p. 87 |
Connection Activities and Games | p. 96 |
Eye Contact and Face-to-Face Interaction | p. 104 |
Joyful Play, Language, and Connection | p. 111 |
Sleep, Connection, and Separation | p. 127 |
Teaching Your Child to Self-Soothe and Self-Calm | p. 146 |
Sensory-Motor Integration and Stimulation Management | p. 165 |
"Ping-Pong" Interactions for Connection and Reconnection | p. 185 |
Making Rules and Limits Work | p. 191 |
Repairing Disconnection between Child and Parent | p. 202 |
Encouraging Adjustment and Interdependence | p. 207 |
Structuring Transitions, Separations, and Work/Life Decisions | p. 223 |
As Your Adopted Child Grows Up | |
Adoption Issues from Three to Five: Questions and Answers about Birth, Past, and Present | p. 236 |
Adoption Issues from Three to Five: Separation and Reunion | p. 242 |
Adoption Issues from Three to Five: Dictators and Bosses | p. 259 |
Adoption Issues from Six to Nine: Making Choices about Race, Culture, Ethnicity, and Identity | p. 273 |
Adoption Issues from Six to Nine: Creating a Deeper and More Detailed Adoption Story | p. 284 |
Adoption Issues from Six to Nine: Acting Out, Being "Perfect," and Other Challenging Behaviors | p. 297 |
Adoption Issues from Ten to Twelve: New Bodies, New Pressures | p. 309 |
Adoption Issues from Ten to Twelve: Identity Challenged and Reinforced | p. 329 |
Adoption Issues from Ten to Twelve: Independence without Disconnection | p. 343 |
Adoption Issues in the Teen Years: In the Shadow of Independence | p. 355 |
Adoption Issues in the Teen Years: How Self-Control Happens, and What to Do When It Does Not | p. 369 |
Adoption Issues in the Teen Years: Mixed Heritages, Fluid Identities | p. 399 |
Last Words | p. 413 |
Teaching Your Child Your Language | p. 414 |
Bibliography | p. 417 |
Index | p. 424 |
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