I have sat across from hundreds of children who appeared “perfect.” They were polite. They were compliant. They smiled when expected. They rarely cried, rarely melted down, and rarely caused trouble at school. On paper, they looked like success stories. But something was always missing. There was no spark. No real connection. No sense that anyone truly mattered to them — including themselves. Over more than three decades of working with traumatized children, I have learned to pay close attention when a child is too easy, too good, or too calm. That stillness is often not peace. It is protection. It is the nervous system’s decision that feeling is too dangerous and that relationship is not worth the risk. This book is about those children.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. I have sat across from hundreds of children who appeared "perfect." They were polite. They were compliant. They smiled when expected. They rarely cried, rarely melted down, and rarely caused trouble at school. On paper, they looked like success stories. But something was always missing. There was no spark. No real connection. No sense that anyone truly mattered to them - including themselves. Over more than three decades of working with traumatized children, I have learned to pay close attention when a child is too easy, too good, or too calm. That stillness is often not peace. It is protection. It is the nervous system's decision that feeling is too dangerous and that relationship is not worth the risk. This book is about those children. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798183641288
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. I have sat across from hundreds of children who appeared "perfect." They were polite. They were compliant. They smiled when expected. They rarely cried, rarely melted down, and rarely caused trouble at school. On paper, they looked like success stories. But something was always missing. There was no spark. No real connection. No sense that anyone truly mattered to them - including themselves. Over more than three decades of working with traumatized children, I have learned to pay close attention when a child is too easy, too good, or too calm. That stillness is often not peace. It is protection. It is the nervous system's decision that feeling is too dangerous and that relationship is not worth the risk. This book is about those children. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798183641288
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