Book Review: The Connected Child by Karyn Purvis

I picked up a copy of The Connected Child by Karyn Purvis after hearing a lot about it. It is a great book with lots of great information and practical solutions. It is easy to read and does not go into lots of technical or medical language. It uses terms and ideas your average parent can relate to, grasp and put into practice. I would highly recommend this book for parents who have adopted kids at any age. The only complaint I would have is so very minor, it does not really give ideas for what your child should be doing or how to decide if the child's behaviour is attachment related or not. Nancy Thomas has this in her books and so, again, I still recommend that you have a variety of books in your library for your own resource. Even without that, The Connected Child is one of the best books I have read, it is a must have in my opinion. In addition this book has a lot of great solutions and ideas that work for kids who have other complexities such as Asperger's Syndrome or other neurological differences which cause them to have similar symptoms of a child with attachment issues. I would say this is truly a book for a child who is wounded by family or biology. Below are some links you can use to investigate and buy this great book.

The Connected Child by Karyn Purvis 
you can listen to a broadcast by her on Family Life Today here
or check out the web site here and another one here
Apparently there are many videos of her on line if you google Karyn Purvis you can watch some.