Emotional Neglect and the Adult in Therapy: Lifelong Consequences to a Lack of Early Attunement


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A clinical examination of the ways in which early neglect can impact adults throughout their lives, and suggestions for therapists on how to help. People who have experienced emotional neglect in the first months and years of life suffer negative consequences into adulthood. As adult psychotherapy clients, they require long-term work and delicate emotional attunement as well as a profound understanding of the experiences that have shaped their inner worlds. This book provides therapists with an in-depth view of the subjective experience of such “ignored children” and a range of possible theoretical models to help understand key features of their psychological functioning. Kathrin A. Stauffer presents do’s and don’t’s of psychotherapy with such clients. She draws on broad clinical experience to help psychotherapeutic professionals deepen their understanding of “ignored children” and outlines available neurobiological and psychological data to assist therapists in designing effective therapeutic interventions.




Running on Empty No More


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“Opens doors to richer, more connected relationships by naming the elephant in the room ‘Childhood Emotional Neglect’” (Harville Hendrix, PhD & Helen Lakelly Hunt, PhD, authors of the New York Times bestseller Getting the Love You Want). Since the publication of Running on Empty: Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect, many thousands of people have learned that invisible Childhood Emotional Neglect, or CEN, has been weighing on them their entire lives, and are now in the process of recovery. Running on Empty No More: Transform Your Relationships will offer even more solutions for the effects of CEN on people’s lives: how to talk about CEN, and heal it, in relationships with partners, parents, and children. “Filled with examples of well-meaning people struggling in their relationships, Jonice Webb not only illustrates what’s missing between adults and their parents, husbands, and their wives, and parents and their children; she also explains exactly what to do about it.” —Terry Real, internationally recognized family therapist, speaker and author, Good Morning America, The Today Show, 20/20, Oprah, and The New York Times “You will find practical solutions for everyday life to heal yourself and your relationships. This is a terrific new resource that I will be recommending to many clients now and in the future!” —Dr. Karyl McBride, author of Will I Ever Be Good Enough?




Running on Empty


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A large segment of the population struggles with feelings of being detached from themselves and their loved ones. They feel flawed, and blame themselves. Running on Empty will help them realize that they're suffering not because of something that happened to them in childhood, but because of something that didn't happen. It's the white space in their family picture, the background rather than the foreground. This will be the first self-help book to bring this invisible force to light, educate people about it, and teach them how to overcome it.




Childhood Emotional Neglect


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Do you ever worry that your child feels neglected? Maybe you and your partner both work jobs that require you to spend a lot of hours out of the house, and you fear that leaving your children with babysitters is leading to them feeling neglected? Perhaps you have already started to see signs of your child's behaviour changing and you have begun to wonder whether it is a reaction to feeling neglected? Or maybe you haven't seen any signs yet, but you know it is becoming more common for children to feel neglected and you want to make sure your child does not feel that way? Rest assured, Childhood Emotional Neglect is the book that you have been searching for! You will have everything you need to understand the causes, effects, and impact of childhood neglect, as well as how you can deal with this problem quickly and effectively before there are any lasting impacts. Childhood neglect can happen under the radar so easily, but it can have a major impact in that person's life. From reading this book, you will have a better understanding of the key stages of development that you need to tackle as a parent and how to spot when your child is feeling neglected. If you don't educate yourself properly on this important topic, you risk missing out on key signs that your child is feeling neglected, and by the time you realize it, it may be too late! Inside Childhood Emotional Neglect, discover: How to bond with your baby, even while it is in the womb The 7 key development stages in child's early years How to show your child unconditional love The dire consequences of childhood emotional neglect Ways to set healthy boundaries with your child 5 powerful ways to strengthen your parent-child relationship How to confront any potential feelings you have about childhood neglect 4 tips to help your child identify and express their feelings How to create a safe space for your child Steps to discipline your child without hurting them Why it is important to let go of your feelings And much, much more! Give your child the best possible start in life by investing in this book. Get your copy NOW and start educating yourself further on this important topic!




Child Neglect


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Silently Seduced


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When a parent singles out a child for special privileges and attention, that child is often unaware that the relationship is unhealthy—even incestuous. As adults, these children struggle to feel validated, because while they have not been directly abused, they feel a sense of violation and crossed boundaries—usually done in the name of 'love' and 'caring.' The parent's love feels more confining than freeing, more demanding than giving, more intrusive than nurturing. Yet these children suffer from what psychologist Kenneth Adams calls The Silent Seduction—because there is nothing loving or caring about a close parent-child relationship that services the needs of the parent rather than the child. In this revised and updated 20th anniversary edition of his groundbreaking book Silently Seduced, Dr. Adams explains how 'feeling close,' especially with the opposite-sex parent, is not the source of comfort the image suggests, especially when that child is cheated out of a childhood by being a parent's surrogate partner. He offers a framework to understand this covert incest and its effect on sexuality, intimacy, and relationships, and how victims can begin the process of recovery.




Healing the Scars of Emotional Abuse


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This helpful guide reveals how those who have been emotionally abused can overcome the past and rebuild their self-image.




Child Neglect and Emotional Abuse


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Protecting children from emotional abuse and neglect is a serious and complex area of social work practice. This book takes readers step-by-step through the underlining theory, skills and practice of working with vulnerable children, highlighting essential contemporary research evidence throughout. Part 1: Understanding introduces the nature and consequences of child neglect and emotional abuse, including up-to-date knowledge about the physiological impact of childhood malnutrition and emotional deprivation. Part 2: Assessment considers in detail the factors which can contribute to the complexity of the assessment process and explains assessment procedures. Part 3: Response offers insights into positive interventions, including some innovative modern therapies and family management approaches such as ′PACT′. Using a series of case studies to make complex skills and knowledge accessible, this is essential reading for students and professionals across disciplines that may come into contact with vulnerable children.




Substitute Care Providers


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Designed for child welfare staff & provides the foundation for serving abused & neglected children who are in family foster care & adoption. Also intended for professionals involved in child protection: law enforcement, education, mental health, health care, & early childhood professionals. Provides information of value to foster & adoptive parents. Glossary & bibliography.