Shattered lives children who live with courage and dignity
*Shortlisted for the Young Minds Book Prize 2006*Shattered Lives bears witness to the lives of children who have experienced abuse and neglect, and highlights the effects of early traumatic episodes. Chapters take the form of letters to a child capturing their life experiences, hugely impacted by se...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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London :
Jessica Kingsley
2006.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798529106719 |
| Summary: | *Shortlisted for the Young Minds Book Prize 2006*Shattered Lives bears witness to the lives of children who have experienced abuse and neglect, and highlights the effects of early traumatic episodes. Chapters take the form of letters to a child capturing their life experiences, hugely impacted by sexual abuse, parental substance misuse and loss, leading to feelings of shame, rejection and worthlessness. Batmanghelidjh offers understanding for those baffled by these hard-to-reach children and warns against stigmatizing them for their problem behaviour. In her critique of existing structures, sh |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (176 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9781280738111 9781846422546 9786610738113 |
