Parenting A Child With Sleep Issues - Softcover

Vaughan; Jay; Burnell; Alan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1910039993 ISBN 13: 9781910039991

Publisher: British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF), 2020

Synopsis

This practical handbook explores sleep issues in children, how these can be caused by early trauma, and how to solve them. Sleep issues are common in babies and toddlers – but for fostered and adopted children, and those who may have experienced early trauma, these problems can last a lot longer or recur later on. For this group, everyday techniques to help sleep may not help, as they do not address the underlying issue – children’s traumatic early experiences. Grounded in Dan Hughes’ well known ‘Parenting with PACE’ model, the first half of the book examines how children’s difficult early experiences can affect their behaviour; the various causes; and how using therapeutic techniques along with practical changes can help solve the problem. In the second half, two families who have been affected by this issue explore what it is like to live with an affected child, and what solutions they found. This is a title in CoramBAAF's popular Parenting Matters series which explores a range of health needs and conditions commonly associated with looked after children. Presented in a straightforward and accessible style, each title in the series combines expert information and first-hand experiences in order to help readers gain knowledge, achieve understanding, and make informed decisions about caring for an affected child.

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About the Author

Jay Vaughan MA is a State Registered Dramatherapist, a Certified Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapist (DDP), a Theraplay Therapist and trainer, as well as a Somatic Experience Practitioner. Jay is Registered Manager and CEO of Family Futures, a voluntary adoption agency based in London. Jay has contributed to many articles and books and continues to consult and train on behalf of Family Futures, and carries out direct work with families and children. Alan Burnell has been a local authority social worker and team manager of a fostering and adoption service. He was one of the initial counselling team at the Post Adoption Centre in London, where he eventually became director. In 1998, Alan was one of the founding members of Family Futures and for 20 years, until his retirement in 2019, he was Registered Manager of the agency. Alan helped to pioneer post-adoption services for children and their adoptive families and has been at the forefront of integrating neuro-scientific research and theory into family placement practice in the UK. In 2015, he received a lifetime achievement award for his work in adoption.

Edition details

• Publisher: British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF)
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1910039993
• ISBN 13: 9781910039991
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 102