Blisstree » attaching in adoption http://www.blisstree.com Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:47:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Secure Attachment http://www.blisstree.com/articles/secure-attachment-360/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/secure-attachment-360/#comments Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:45:16 +0000 Marcie http://www.achildchosen.com/secure-attachment/ Post from: Blisstree

Secure Attachment

]]> Adopted Children don’t always have secure attachment. Some do, some don’t. Some biological children don’t have secure attachments because of preventable circumstances or because of circumstances beyond their parents control. According to the book Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today’s Parents there are nine common reasons why children lose attachment figures or have attachment issues.

  • Separation from parents through foster care moves.
  • Adoption after attachment ot another parent figure has occurred.
  • Prenatal exposure to drugs and alcohol.
  • Traumas like sexual abuse, physical abuse, and domestic violence.
  • Major depression, schizophrenia, or manic depressive illness in the parent figure.
  • Drug or alcohol addiction in the parent figure.
  • Orphanage care.
  • Hospitalization of parents or child, during which children lose access to their parents.
  • Neglect.

What are your best attachment tips for secure attachment?

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Secure Attachment

]]> http://www.blisstree.com/articles/secure-attachment-360/feed/ 2 Attachment Top Ten Tips from Deborah Gray http://www.blisstree.com/articles/attachment-top-ten-tips-from-deborah-gray-360/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/attachment-top-ten-tips-from-deborah-gray-360/#comments Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:30:55 +0000 Marcie http://www.achildchosen.com/attachment-top-ten-tips-from-deborah-gray/ Post from: Blisstree

Attachment Top Ten Tips from Deborah Gray

]]> Deborah Gray, the author of Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today’s Parents recently created a top ten list for the first year of placement. It is her top ten hits for a “great start to your relationship with your baby or child”.

Deborah Gray is a children’s psychotherapist who specializes in attachment, adoption, trauma, and loss. Her most recent book is: Nurturing Adoptions: Creating Resilience After Neglect and Trauma

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Attachment Top Ten Tips from Deborah Gray

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