10.05.2011

Books I'm Reading

• Claudia Gold, MD writing for a lay audience
When both parent and child can be 'at their worst' behavioral pediatrician Dr. Gold shows the magical effect of wondering about the meaning of a child's behavior. Unlike other books of advice which show a parent what to do, hers shows how to be with a child.

• What traumatized children can teach about loss, love, and healing
Psychiatrist Bruce Perry explains what happens to the developing brain when a child is exposed to extreme stress and discusses compassionate, insightful strategies for rehabilitation, measures that can be taken to ease a child's struggles and help him or her grow into a healthy adult.