Attachment-Oriented Parenting Resources

By Krista Nelson, Wilder Foundation Center for Children with Reactive Attachment Disorder

1. Facilitating Developmental Attachment: The Road to Emotional Recovery and Behavioral Change in Foster and Adopted Children; Daniel Hughes, Jason Aronson, Inc., c. 1997.
2. Attachment, Trauma, and Healing: Understanding and Treating Attachment Disorder in Children and Families; Terry Levy and Michael Orlans, CWLA Press, c. 1998.
3. Adopting the Hurt Child; G. Keck and R. Kupecky; Pinon Press; c. 1995 Parenting the Hurt Child, same authors, c. 2002.
4. Attaching in Adoption; Practical Tools for Today’s Parents; Deborah Gray, Perspectives Press, Inc. c. 2002.
5. Learning the Dance of Attachment: An Adoptive Parent’s Guide to Fostering Healthy Development; Holly van Gulden and Charlotte Vick; Crossroad Adoption; c. 2005.
6. Parenting with Stories: Creating a Foundation of Attachment for Parenting Your Child; Melissa Nichols, Denise Lacher, Joanne May; Family Attachment and Counseling Center of Minnesota, Inc., c. 2002.
7. Raising Children Who Refuse to Be Raised; c. 1997 and Achieving Success with Impossible Children; David Ziegler; Acacia Publishing Inc; c. 2002, 2005.
8. When a Stranger Calls You Mom: A Child Development and Relationship Perspective on Why Traumatized Children Think, Feel and Act the Way They Do; Katharine Leslie; Brand New Day Publishing; c. 2004.

Internet Resources:

1. Association for Treatment and Training in the Attachment of Children (ATTACH)
2. The Child Trauma Academy
3. The Attachment Disorder Support Group (ADSG)
4. The Attachment Disorder Site
5. Attachment Disorder Network