Review
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Eminently readable, engaging, informative and thought
provoking: Miriam Silver's Attachment in Common Sense and
Dooodles is ed primarily at foster carers and adoptive
parents. It is, however a must-read for anyone who has contact
with children and young people who have experienced early trauma,
abuse or neglect... It is organised into short, well-presented
and informative chapters... Each chapter is clearly referenced,
and footnotes provide the reader with easy signposting to further
reading... Chapters are interspersed with 'doodles', reflections,
activities and case examples...For the non-professionals, it is a
brilliant book that serves to lay down the foundations of
attachment and subsequent behaviour patterns. For the
professional, it is a quick reference, an accessible summary and
a springboard to other texts and writers. --Emma Pilling,
Counsellor and teacher
Dr. Silver takes sophisticated psychological issues and uses
real-life case studies, creative excercises and simple sketches
to succinctly explain the issues and give caregivers tools to
deal with them. "Attachment in Common Sense and Doodles" is ed
for foster parents, social workers, adoptive parents and others
who work with children who have grown up with trauma, neglect or
abuse. That said, I recomment it for a much wider audience. While
this book is written for those who work with children placed away
from the home, I would recomment it to all parents and
professionals who work with children. These are issues that a
crucial for all kids, and the book does an excellent job of
explaining why they matter and what to do. The book can also a be
good tool for parents who are themselves survivors of
less-then-ideal parenting... I highly recommend this book. It is
an incredibly well-written book that will really give caregivers
the tools they need to help their children thrive. --The Examiner
This book is ed at providing information on attachment theory
and practice for people who adopt or foster looked-after
children... There are also specific tips and advice for
parenting... On the whole this book is a very accessible and
information-rich resource... I would recommend this book to
anyone working in mental services... it is helpful within
a looked after children context and I would have no hesitation in
recommending it to parents in such situations. --Child and
Adolescent Mental
Review
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Eminently readable, engaging, informative and thought
provoking: Miriam Silver's Attachment in Common Sense and
Dooodles is ed primarily at foster carers and adoptive
parents. It is, however a must-read for anyone who has contact
with children and young people who have experienced early trauma,
abuse or neglect... It is organised into short, well-presented
and informative chapters... Each chapter is clearly referenced,
and footnotes provide the reader with easy signposting to further
reading... Chapters are interspersed with 'doodles', reflections,
activities and case examples...For the non-professionals, it is a
brilliant book that serves to lay down the foundations of
attachment and subsequent behaviour patterns. For the
professional, it is a quick reference, an accessible summary and
a springboard to other texts and writers. (Emma Pilling,
Counsellor and teacher Children & Young People)
Dr. Silver takes sophisticated psychological issues and uses
real-life case studies, creative excercises and simple sketches
to succinctly explain the issues and give caregivers tools to
deal with them. "Attachment in Common Sense and Doodles" is ed
for foster parents, social workers, adoptive parents and others
who work with children who have grown up with trauma, neglect or
abuse. That said, I recomment it for a much wider audience. While
this book is written for those who work with children placed away
from the home, I would recomment it to all parents and
professionals who work with children. These are issues that a
crucial for all kids, and the book does an excellent job of
explaining why they matter and what to do. The book can also a be
good tool for parents who are themselves survivors of
less-then-ideal parenting... I highly recommend this book. It is
an incredibly well-written book that will really give caregivers
the tools they need to help their children thrive. (The Examiner)
This book is ed at providing information on attachment theory
and practice for people who adopt or foster looked-after
children... There are also specific tips and advice for
parenting... On the whole this book is a very accessible and
information-rich resource... I would recommend this book to
anyone working in mental services... it is helpful within
a looked after children context and I would have no hesitation in
recommending it to parents in such situations. (Child and
Adolescent Mental )
This really enjoyable book is extremely accessible for adoptive
and foster parents, as the chapters are easy to read and short
enough to be manageable even for families with a busy life.
(Youth in Mind)
This is a book that does what it says in the title - provide a
no-nonsense, straightforward approach to the subject of
attachment. (Society of Analytical Psychology)
Attachment in Common Sense and Doodles will undoubtedly improve
and increase knowledge and understanding of attachment and
looked-after children, providing an important resource with which
to plan and deliver the best possible provision for some of our
most vulnerable and needy youngsters. (Emotional and Behavioural
Difficulties)
The chapters are brief and easy to navigate, ideal for those put
off by more traditional academic textbooks. Most chapters are
supplemented by discussions of example cases and activities
conducted with clients, helping to demonstrate Dr Silver's
experience and expertise in her field. As a mental
professional, this brings the book to life and acts as an
inspiring in into the creative ways in which a wide range of
families can be helped to improve their relationships with their
children (Aspire Magazine)
With theory as her cloth and ideas as her cottons, the author
creates a rich tapestry that clearly and beautifully evokes the
dance between children and their caregivers that is the story of
attachment. From its earliest antecedents in the maternal womb to
its revelation and evolution across the lifespan, the content of
this book offers hope and validation of caregiving that sets
children up for a lifetime of success, happiness and inful
caregiving of their own children. Though written with the
caregivers of looked after children in mind, there is a depth and
breadth to this book that will satisfy a broad audience of adults
who hold a caring concern for all children. (Colby Pearce,
Principal Clinical Psychologist, Secure Start, Australia and
author of A Short Introduction to Attachment and Attachment
Disorder and A Short Introduction to Promoting Resilience in
Children)
Miriam Silver [has produced] one of the most accessible
narratives I have seen on the subject of attachment... her
techniques are realistic, clearly well practiced and
intelligently selected... I hope you'll pick up Attachment in
Common Sense and Doodles and enjoy the grin that will take over
your face as you marvel at how cleverly you've been taken step by
step through the attachment journey. Surely there's nothing more
wonderful than seeing some grand and potentially nebulous theory
be so well packaged into bite-size chunks. Enjoy one of the most
delicious intellectually informed clinical thought meals you're
going to have in your life. It did the trick. This book is
definitely my attachment security blanket. (from the Foreword by
Camila Batmanghelidjh, Trained Psychotherapist and founder of The
Place2Be and Kids Company, UK)
Attachment is at the heart of so much of what we all do - but it
has never been so well explained as it is here. This book will
enable all those involved in family law to provide clearer help
than ever before. I have shared copies with foster-parents,
family law colleagues, clients, sixth formers and university
students, as well as a National Childbirth Trust (NCT) class.
They have all been huge enthusiasts too. (James Pirrie,
Solicitor, Collaborative Lawyer, Arbitrator and Mediator at
Family Law in Partnership (FLiP), UK)
