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The Forever Child: A Tale of Loss and Impossible Dreams | 
 enlarge | Author: B. Bryan Post; Nancy A. Clark
Publisher: M. Brynne Publishing Co.
Category: Book
Buy New: $9.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 111279
Media: Paperback
Pages: 35
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.9 x 0.3
ISBN: 0972683054
EAN: 9780972683050
ASIN: 0972683054
Publication Date: March 1, 2005
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Product Description
This is a tale, not very long ago or far away, about a little girl named Bella and her 6 brothers and sisters. Their parents, already burdened by their own addictions, are unable to care for even the most basic needs of their own innocent children. It is soon uncovered that these children are living in a terrible state of misery and neglect. The parents are eventually arrested and the Social Worker Agency randomly pairs up the bewildered children and sends them off into foster care. Will these children ever find each other again? Will they ever recover from these terrible events? Read the tale and find out what happened to this unfortunate family. 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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 Not sure who the right audience is for these books November 2, 2008
As a foster parent with RAD-diagnosed kids, I was hopeful that this series would provide a good conversation-starter when trying to help the kids through their feelings. However, I found the books to be beyond the comprehension level of the kids I deal with (mostly pre-teen and younger), with very pat conclusions that are too "easy" for adults or older kids. I think the intent of each is good, but the message tends toward "And after all the trauma and horrible things that happened, the child finally let someone hug him and everything was fine." We who live with RAD kids know that the lack of someone to love and trust is certainly a big part of how they "got that way", but love and trust alone isn't the answer to "fixing it", and no "fix" is going to be easy or quick. Overall, I like the concept, but not the execution.
 a really therapeutic resource for foster parents December 7, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Storytelling is used as a powerful healing tool in this very rich, therapeutic tale. It is perfect for foster children to help them with the healing process. I read it to my daughter this morning. She has been living with us in foster care for 3 years and has very severe behaviors. She has reactive attachment disorder. She has many huge buried feelings about what happened to her. More than once while I was reading it to her, she commented on her own experience. This is something she has never done. I was so rellieved to finally help her let a little out. For anyone seeking a simple, practical tool to help children heal form their early trauma, this one is superb.
Another winner! July 15, 2005
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Nancy Clark has written another winner. My child was riveted by this story. I also read it to another child I am taking care of and he too was quietly listening. He wanted a copy to take home with him!
Nancy G
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