Daniel A. Hughes, PhD, is a clinical psychologist who specializes in child abuse and neglect, attachment, foster care, and adoption. He actively trains other therapists in the model of treatment known as Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, both within the United States and in other countries.

The third edition of Building the Bonds of Attachment should be vital reading for as many parents and parents-to-be as possible, not only for foster and adoptive parents. If far more parents read this book and put its teachings to practice, we would start to have a warmer, kinder world. With often breath-taking beauty, Dan Hughes conveys how connection with reflective, warm, playful, emotionally regulated attachment figures can heal children who’ve been so badly psychologically scarred. It’s a story about a little girl who trusts no one, who only knows relationships as being about power and control. She has developmental trauma disorder and presents with very extreme and challenging behavior. The new edition offers a wealth of the richest PACE examples, from one moving interaction to another until we see this little girl melt, and learn to trust and love for the very first time. Professionals and parents alike cannot fail to learn so much through the book’s powerful narrative about the crucial relational experiences that all children need in order to thrive.

• 1. General Principles of Parenting and Therapy2. The Abuse and Neglect of Katie3. Ruth Daley, Foster Home #14. Karen Miller, Foster Home #25. Susan Cummings, Foster Home #36. What Can Be Done?7. Choosing a New Approach8. Jackie Keller, Foster Home #49. Life with Jackie10. The Quilt11. Saying No to Jackie12. Thanksgiving Dinner 13. Jackie and Her Mother, Ruth14. Winter in Maine15. Maine District Court 16. The Coming of Spring17. A New Summer18. Fear and Joy

Daniel A. Hughes, PhD, is a clinical psychologist who specializes in child abuse and neglect, attachment, foster care, and adoption. He actively trains other therapists in the model of treatment known as Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, both within the United States and in other countries.

The third edition of Building the Bonds of Attachment should be vital reading for as many parents and parents-to-be as possible, not only for foster and adoptive parents. If far more parents read this book and put its teachings to practice, we would start to have a warmer, kinder world. With often breath-taking beauty, Dan Hughes conveys how connection with reflective, warm, playful, emotionally regulated attachment figures can heal children who’ve been so badly psychologically scarred. It’s a story about a little girl who trusts no one, who only knows relationships as being about power and control. She has developmental trauma disorder and presents with very extreme and challenging behavior. The new edition offers a wealth of the richest PACE examples, from one moving interaction to another until we see this little girl melt, and learn to trust and love for the very first time. Professionals and parents alike cannot fail to learn so much through the book’s powerful narrative about the crucial relational experiences that all children need in order to thrive.

• 1. General Principles of Parenting and Therapy2. The Abuse and Neglect of Katie3. Ruth Daley, Foster Home #14. Karen Miller, Foster Home #25. Susan Cummings, Foster Home #36. What Can Be Done?7. Choosing a New Approach8. Jackie Keller, Foster Home #49. Life with Jackie10. The Quilt11. Saying No to Jackie12. Thanksgiving Dinner 13. Jackie and Her Mother, Ruth14. Winter in Maine15. Maine District Court 16. The Coming of Spring17. A New Summer18. Fear and Joy

Daniel A. Hughes, PhD, is a clinical psychologist who specializes in child abuse and neglect, attachment, foster care, and adoption. He actively trains other therapists in the model of treatment known as Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, both within the United States and in other countries.

The third edition of Building the Bonds of Attachment should be vital reading for as many parents and parents-to-be as possible, not only for foster and adoptive parents. If far more parents read this book and put its teachings to practice, we would start to have a warmer, kinder world. With often breath-taking beauty, Dan Hughes conveys how connection with reflective, warm, playful, emotionally regulated attachment figures can heal children who’ve been so badly psychologically scarred. It’s a story about a little girl who trusts no one, who only knows relationships as being about power and control. She has developmental trauma disorder and presents with very extreme and challenging behavior. The new edition offers a wealth of the richest PACE examples, from one moving interaction to another until we see this little girl melt, and learn to trust and love for the very first time. Professionals and parents alike cannot fail to learn so much through the book’s powerful narrative about the crucial relational experiences that all children need in order to thrive.

• 1. General Principles of Parenting and Therapy2. The Abuse and Neglect of Katie3. Ruth Daley, Foster Home #14. Karen Miller, Foster Home #25. Susan Cummings, Foster Home #36. What Can Be Done?7. Choosing a New Approach8. Jackie Keller, Foster Home #49. Life with Jackie10. The Quilt11. Saying No to Jackie12. Thanksgiving Dinner 13. Jackie and Her Mother, Ruth14. Winter in Maine15. Maine District Court 16. The Coming of Spring17. A New Summer18. Fear and Joy