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The Forever Child: A Tale of Anger and Fear | 
 enlarge | Authors: Nancy A. Clark, B. Bryan Post
Publisher: Brynne Publishing Co.
Category: Book
Buy New: $9.95
New (1) Used (1) from $9.94
Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 190827
Media: Paperback
Pages: 27
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.8 x 0.2
ISBN: 097268302X
EAN: 9780972683029
ASIN: 097268302X
Publication Date: December 2003
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Product Description
This is a tale about a young boy named Jean Paul. He was abandoned at a tender age by uncaring relatives after his parents had died from hunger and cold. He lives alone, deep in a forest in France, depending on no one else to meet his needs. One day, while hunting for food, Jean Paul is captured by wandering thieves and sold to some kindly villagers with good intentions. Imagine their surprise when they discover he is a snarling and ferocious creature; more animal than boy. Will there be someone who can help Jean Paul learn to be good? Will there be a family who can love him in spite of his terrible ways? Find out what happens to this angry and frightened young boy and to the well-meaning villagers who try to save him. The tale reflects the joys and pitfalls of adopting or fostering a child with a history of early trauma. It is accompanied by a parenting guide that provides practical step-by-step help in assisting families to work through their child's negative behaviors to achieve more positive ones.
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 Good bbedtime reading for kids with attatchment disorders July 30, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I found this book easy to read to my 10 year old,who has adhd & attachment
disorder.Being written in fairytale format means it can deal with a lot of issues which could be difficult to approach with children of this sort of age.It certainly encouraged my son to discuss some issues from his past he had not felt able to talk about previously.The parenting guide in the the back was also useful & would have been even more so for someone who didn't
already have some knowledge of attachment issues & how they effect children.
I would certainly recommend it to anyone bringing up a traumatized child
whether fostered, adopted, or biological as my son is.
The Forever Child March 16, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
The book is exceptionally well written. I deal with foster care children and parents and I plan to refer them to this book because it reallhy helps to put things in perspective and explains the behaviors of the children they take into their home. the parenting tips were wonderful. I would recommend this book to any one who adopts or fosters children.
able to relate November 5, 2006
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
I read this story to my foster daughter who has RAD. I did find it was a bit long to read in one sitting, but we did it, and she was attentive. At the end she said "That's like me isnt it." "And you're like the old couple, you love me even when I'm bad." I think it is a great story that kids like this can relate to and help them to understand more why they feel what they feel and why they do what they do.
AWESOME and wonderfully written March 10, 2006
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
I bought this for my 10 year old daughter whom my husband and i adopted last year. This book was exceptional in interperting her feelings. She has RAD so any book that you can read with your child and both come away with love for each other is awesome!
Love book 2! March 10, 2004
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
Nancy Clark has provided a wonderful tool for parents and therapists to use with traumatized children. My son listened intently to the story of the little boy who was so filled with anger and who drove everyone away. He could identify with this boy's feelings of loss and his eventual feelings of acceptance and love from his forever parents.
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