This book provides insight on how to work with children who have been damaged by abuse and neglect. Author Daniel Hughes provides a fictional story about a young girl growing up in the foster care system after being severly neglected, and abused, by her biological parents. The young girl has been siginificantly affected by the abuse and neglect, evidenced by her inability to form healthy attachments with people. This book explores this little girl's struggle and victory with overcoming reactive attachment disorder, as well as clinical insight into her journey.

Anyone who works with children, especially those who are troubled, or have been abused and neglected. This would be a particularly good reference for anyone working in the mental health field, as well as foster care providers.

The way this book was set up. It told both a (fictitious) story, and provided clinical insight at the end of each chapter.

Hug the little girl, and every other child who suffers from reactive attachment disorder, abuse, and neglect. I also wanted to use what I learned in this book and apply it to my own job.

many different things...sad, shocked, disappointed, frustrated, happy, elated, tearful.

Daniel A. Hughes

It provides a vast array of useful information and insight into working with troubled children.

I was completely addicted to this book from the moment I started reading it.

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