Product Description

Beyond Consequences, Logic, and Control covers in detail the effects of trauma on the body-mind and how trauma alters children’s behavioral responses. The first four chapters help parents and professionals clearly understand the neurological research behind the basic model given in this book, deemed, “The Stress Model.” While scientifically based in research, it is written in an easy to understand and easy to grasp format for anyone working with or parenting children with severe behaviors. The next seven chapters are individually devoted to seven behaviors typically seen with attachment-challenged children. These include lying, stealing, hoarding and gorging, aggression, defiance, lack of eye contact, and yes, even a chapter that talks candidly about how parents appear hostile and angry when they work to simply maintain their families from reaching complete states of chaos. Each of these chapters talks in depth on these specific behaviors and gives vivid and contrasting examples of how this love-based approach works to foster healing and works to develop relationships, as opposed to the fear-based traditional attachment parenting approaches that are being advocated in today’s attachment field. The authors end with a Parenting Bonus Section. True testimonials from parents who have been able to make significant changes in their homes with this model of parenting, giving real-life examples of how they have been able to find the healing, peace, and love that they had been seeking prior to working through the techniques outlined in this book.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14629 in Books
• Published on: 2006-02-10
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 127 pages

Review
The authors address the most pressing and challenging issues faced by parents of children with histories of disrupted attachments. --Sir Richard Bowlby, Attachment Advocate

This book is brilliant! It lets parents know there is another way. --Terry Chapman, adoptive mother

Powerfully healing! The authors have written a profoundly insightful and absolutely critical book for parents and professionals. --Stacey and Scott Annand - parents and advocates for healing families

Terry Chapman, adoptive mother
This book is brilliant! It lets parents know there is another way.

Stacey and Scott Annand - parents and advocates for healing families
Powerfully healing! The authors have written a profoundly insightful and absolutely critical book for parents and professionals.

Customer Reviews

"Dr." Post
Since I purchased and read this book, I have found out that Bryan Post's credentials are suspect. His PhD is from a college (Columbus University School of Public Administration) that is basically a diploma "mill" where anyone can get a "PhD" for a price. He has been reprimanded by the Oklahoma State Board of Licensing and forced to use a disclaimer in all his advertising. (All these facts can be found by searching online) In my opinion while Bryan Post has some very good ideas and is a dynamic public speaker however I cannot trust him based on these facts.

Excellent and practical
This book is very well written. The author is very well-versed on the therapy he advocates for children with Reactive Attachment Disorder. Our daughter's Attachment Therapist agrees with his methods and found them very easy to apply, especially with younger children. Consequences that work with the average child, do not work with children with Reactive Attachment Disorder. The author clearly acknowledges this and gives insight into alternatives.

Excellent ideas
I work with emotionally disturbed youth and read the Beyond Consequences book after hearing a trauma speaker refer to it at a recent professional development training. The authors did a great job at explaining the difficult behaviors of traumatized kids. They presented many insightful ideas which have helped me understand and improve my students' behavior.