Product Description

This is a story about a little girl called Ruby Rose who was abandoned in the forest and left for dead. Luckily, she was found by seven fairy godsisters who took her home and nurtured her back to good health. A childless king and queen, hearing of the abandoned child, eagerly bring her to live with them. The new parents, amazed by their good fortune, are surprised to find that their beautiful princess has a rather surprising habit of stretching the truth. In fact she tells the most outrageous lies. But why?

The tale reflects the joys and pitfalls of adopting or fostering a child with a history of early trauma. It is accompanied by a parenting guide which provides practical step-by-step help in assisting families work through their child's negative behaviors to achieve more positive ones.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #640990 in Books
• Published on: 2002-10
• Binding: Paperback
• 22 pages

Willa D. Meylink Ph.D, Director of Counseling4Kids
"I love the concept of a forever child. How fun, imaginative and creative."

Cathy M., Adoptove mother
"The compassionate manner in which the parenting guide is written makes the information so easy to put into practice."

JM, 13 year old girl
"Mom, Ruby Rose is just like me! I lie when I am scared."

Customer Reviews

Not so much
Being an adoptive parent of older children and working in the field of adoption, I found this book disturbing. The premise is good, but the story with content as "Parents who knew not how to parent brought their virtueless children to the fairy sisters to have their magic bestowed upon them. and ... recently found a tiny girl child of about five abandoned in the forest by neglected and uncaring parents." How many more ways can you tell a child they are worthless and I don't believe that is what really needs to be conveyed to a child. This is not a book I would ever recommend to anyone and I will assume the series is just the same.

Amazing book!
I have been a therapeutic foster parent for 7 years. This is one of my favorite books to share with the children who come into my home. The storyline gives children a safe way to explore all the feelings and behaviors they experience. It has also been a wonderful tool for showing the other children in the home how and why some children behave like they do. I highly recommend this book to any parent!

One of a kind
Nancy Clark has provided a wonderful tool for parents and therapists to use with traumatized children. When there has been trauma like abuse and/or neglect in the early years, children need ways to sort out the sometimes frightening emotions they carry inside. The Forever Child really helped my 11 year old understand that he is not the only one who feels the way he does. We can't wait for the rest of the series.