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The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog

And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook -- What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us About Loss, Love, and Healing

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The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog

By: Bruce D. Perry, Maia Szalavitz
Narrated by: Chris Kipiniak
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In this classic work of developmental psychology, renowned psychiatrist and the coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestseller What Happened to You? reveals how trauma affects children—and outlines the path to recovery

How does trauma affect a child's mind—and how can that mind recover?

Child psychiatrist Dr. Bruce D. Perry has helped children faced with unimaginable horror: genocide survivors, murder witnesses, kidnapped teenagers, and victims of family violence. In the classic The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog, Dr. Perry tells their stories of trauma and transformation and shares their lessons of courage, humanity, and hope. Deftly combining unforgettable case histories with his own compassionate, insightful strategies for rehabilitation, Perry explains what happens to children’s brains when they are exposed to extreme stress—and reveals the unexpected measures that can be taken to ease such pain and help them grow into healthy adults. Only when we understand the science of the mind and the power of love and nurturing can we hope to heal the spirit of even the most wounded child.

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Three people recommended this book to me -- a foster care trainer, my psychologist, and a client of mine.
At first, I avoided the book, 'The Boy Who Was Raised As a Dog' concerned it may be more upsetting than valuable.

I'm so glad I read it.

This book changed the way I understand children I look after.
This book changed how I can respond to their needs.
This book changed the way I understand myself.
This book changed my level of compassion for people.
This book changed how I advocate, spend, time, vote, think, communicate....

Please read this book.

Don't let the title put you off! Read this book

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Methods must be implemented. An easy and comprehensive educational resource of children's significant trauma

Essential reading to evolve development for CPTSD

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Well written book that covers data and balances the knowledge with real cases. The need for systemic change and how to do this is also inspiring and needed. Beware: After reading this action is required.

Valuable reading for teachers, clinicians, parents, caregivers ..

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Narrater was excellent. A fascinating collection of cases that gave a great cross section of situations and the thoughtful diagnosis and discoverys for helping the children recover. Very sad but the outcomes uplifting.

Everyone should read/listen to this

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I work in child protection and am familiar with working with traumatised young people and families. The book was a great insight into how the brain develops in a child when he or she experiences trauma. Really hit home the need to identify and address the neglect and abuse of children before they reach 3-4 years. Thank you for your work in this area.

Fascinating insight

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fantastic read which gives alternatives in the classroom. A book that needs to be read a number of times

brilliant

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This book and the research surrounding it has built current day trauma informed practice in education and psychology. The anecdotes bring to life the consequences of trauma on the developing brain. I found this much more compelling to listen to than "The body keeps score," which is a similar theme with the same neurophysiology underpinning the research. It was also a hard listen, because the neglect that some of these children experienced at the hands of adults who should have known better was extraordinary.
I am grateful for this research because I am an educator working with a traumatised community. It has helped me understand my students and their families.

Compelling, tragic, important reading

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A must read for anyone in a mental health field or working with anyone who has experienced trauma.

Informative and engaging

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I liked the writing style. I liked that there were mostly positive outcomes, given the serious content

Very well written. Easy to follow

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One of the first examples of trauma-informed and attachment-based care and therapy when it first came out. The author does not flinch away from his past mistakes while he was a new therapist and this let's us learn from his mistakes so we don't make the same. So many professionals I know from work (as a relationship therapist, mental health caseworker, child protection consultant, etc) don't know and don't follow these foundational principles.
This is a must for professionals in the field of therapy and child protection. I think it should be a mandatory reading in university degrees.

Revolutionary in the field

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