Here are some books that we recommend for parents who are thinking of adopting children who have experienced trauma or loss:

Parenting from the Inside Out - Daniel J Siegel, MD and Mary Hartzel, MEd - How a deeper self-understanding can help you raise children who thrive.

Teenagers and Attachment - Edited by Andrea Perry - Helping adolescents engage with life and learning.

When Love is Not Enough - Nancy L Thomas - A Guide to parenting children with RAD - Reactive Attachment Disorder.

New Families, Old Scripts - Caroline Archer and Christine Gordon - A Guide to the Language of Trauma and Attachment in Adoptive Families.

Nurturing Attachments - Kim S Golding - Supporting Children who are Fostered or Adopted.

Why Love Matters - Sue Gerhardt - How affection shapes a baby's brain.

Attachment-Focused Family Therapy - Daniel A Hughes

Facilitating Developmental Attachment - Daniel A Hughes - The Road to Emotional Recovery and Behavioural Changes in Foster and Adopted Children.

Growing Up Again - Jean Illsley Clarke and Connie Dawson - Parenting Ourselves, Parenting Our Children.