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Parenting a Child Affected by Parental Substance Misuse (Parenting Matters)
£9.50
Prospective adopters and carers are often faced with the prospect of having to decide whether they can care for a child with a health need or condition they know little about and have no direct experience of. It can be difficult to know where to turn for reliable information. What lies behind the diagnoses and “labels” that many looked after children bring with them? And what will it be like to live with them? How will they benefit from family life?
Parenting a Child affceted by Parental Substance Misuse explores general issues around substance misuse and children entering care as well as the impact on children of exposure to substances during pregnancy, including both specific effects (such as Foetal Alcohol Syndrome) and wider issues (such as genetic susceptibilities).
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Additional information
| Publisher | British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF), UK ed. edition (19 Mar. 2012) |
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| Language | English |
| Paperback | 100 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1907585478 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1907585470 |
| Dimensions | 13 x 0.8 x 20 cm |
by Karen L
Good book and very informative
by Kindle Customer
A compact book with a lot a valuable information, a great study tool.
by Lulu
Concise and helpful, makes thing clear and explains things in a direct and simple way.
by JosephineD
Despite the fact that many children in the care system suffer from conditions such as FASD, there seems to be a lack of guidance and information on the problem both for parents and social practitioners. This short, practical book makes a good start. As well as explaining the difficulties of diagnosis and treatment, it contains poignant stories from adoptive parents who find themselves confronting the realities of how children exposed to prenatal drug and/or alcohol misuse are terminally affected.
by Amazon Customer
Very informative.
by JF
A helpful introduction to the subject. The clinical information is concise but gives you everything you’d need to know to start with, and the real-life stories are thoughtful and thought provoking. Recommended.
by Andrew J. Wardlaw
If you’re adopting it is highly likely that the child will have been affected by substance abuse – mostly likely in the womb. This book summarises the evidence, and some of it will surprise you. One of the clear messages is that alcohol is probably one of the worst scenarios for a pregnant mother to take. A great resource – can be skim read.
by Linda A.
excellent book