The Connected Parent: Real-Life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment

Lisa Qualls · Karyn Purvis

Jul 2020 · Harvest House Publishers

About this ebook

You Can Effectively Parent an Adopted or Foster Child

Parenting under the best of circumstances is difficult, but because of their unique needs, raising children from hard places brings additional challenges. You might discover that traditional techniques that may have worked for you with your birth children are not working with your adopted or foster child.

Renown child development expert Dr. Karyn Purvis will give you practical advice and powerful tools you can use to encourage secure attachment in your child, just as she did for coauthor Lisa Qualls. You will benefit from Karyn’s decades of research and understanding, plus Lisa’s hands-on experience and successful implementation of the strategies shared in this book.

You will learn how to simplify your approach using scripts, nurture your child, combat chronic fear, teach respect, and develop other valuable skills to add to your parenting toolbox.

The Connected Parent will help you lovingly guide your children and bring renewed hope and healing to your family.  
 

Ratings and reviews

A must read for foster and adoptive parents! Well written, easy to read and so full of relevant information. I enjoyed that it included both Dr. Purvis' voice explaining the science behind connection and relationship and Lisa's personal experience within her own family. If you are parenting a child with any history of trauma I highly recommend this book.

A must read for parents of kids from hard places....and all parents! This book is a wonderful, gentle and realistic introduction, or review, of TBRI practices, with the added layer of real life examples. For all the parents who are starting the journey of foster or adoption, this is the book for you...it gives you a window into the challenges you may face, but also tools and tips that will help you navigate. If you are in the middle of the journey, and wondering what is next...this book is for you. If you have learned about TBRI, and think it sounds wonderful, but are wondering how to actually put it into practice, this book explains the implementation, from a mom who has truly done that. And, if you are well into your journey, you have learned all the things, you have tried all the tricks, and you are tired and discouraged...this book is for you. Lisa encourages, and gives real life tips to persevere, try and again, and take baby steps in the right direction. And honestly, this book is for ALL parents, not just those parenting kids from hard places. The advice and practices are excellent...and every single parent and child could benefit from the wisdom shared.

This follow up to Dr Purvis' ground breaking book, The Connected Child, is a must read for any adult that cares for a child from a hard place. Trust based relational interventions (TBRI) has been a life-giving model of care for us to use as parents for our children with trauma. We appreciate this "refresher" not only because it reminds us of what we know works for helping our kids to build trust, but also because the book includes many stories that we could nod our heads in agreement to. It's always reassuring to feel you aren't alone! The Connected Parent is also filled with tangible examples of how to apply Dr Purvis' framework to parenting on the day-to-day. We would recommend that if you are an adoptive or foster parent, teacher, social worker or anyone that desire to help kids find healing and peace, you need to read this.

About the author

Karyn Purvis, PhD was an authoritative speaker, writer, trainer, and passionate advocate for children. Her work has been featured in Newsweek, Focus on the Family, Dateline, and countless other media outlets. She was the founder of the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development at Texas Christian University where her tireless devotion to loving and serving children continues to flourish.

Lisa Qualls is the mother of twelve children by birth and adoption, and sometimes more through foster care. She is the creator of the One Thankful Mom blog and a popular speaker at events for adoptive and foster parents. She mentors and encourages moms and dads using the methods developed by child expert Dr. Karyn Purvis.