These resources all cover working with Developmental Trauma, Attachment, and Building Relationships, and may be of interest.
Norris, V and Lender, D. (2020). Theraplay: The Practitioner’s Guide. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Gerhardt, S. (2014). Why Love Matters: How Affection Shapes a Baby’s Brain. Routledge.
Golding, K. and Hughes, D. (2012). Creating Loving Attachments: Parenting with PACE to Nurture Confidence and Security in the Troubled Child. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Guerney, L. and Ryan, V. (2013). Group Filial Therapy: The Complete Guide to Teaching Parents to Play Therapeutically with their Children. Jessica Kingsley Publications.
Hughes, D. and Baylin, J. (2012). Brain-Based Parenting: The Science of Caregiving for Healthy Attachment. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Co.
Hughes, D.A., Golding, K.S., Hudson, J. (2019). Healing Relational Trauma with Attachment Focused Interventions. WW Norton, NY and London.
Perry, B. (2006). The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog. Basic Books.
Online Resources
In Brief: The Impact of Early Adversity on Children’s Development. This is a very readable overview, with picture and an accompanying video. Click here to access this.
The Beacon House website has a fantastic collection of resources, information and advice for children, families and schools.
The Beacon House video on the ‘Window Of Tolerance’ can be viewed here.
The Child Trauma Academy website has a lot of resources available.
They also have other resources, including videos, such as ‘The Human Brain’ videocast by Bruce Perry (2013) as part of their ‘SevenSlideSeries’. Click here to watch it.
Ruby Jo Walker has some excellent resources on her website, Southwest Trauma Training. The chart presenting Polyvagal Theory can be a really useful resource. Click here to access it.
Here are some resources to do with Child Development that might be useful. Firstly, here are some books:
Murray, L. and Andrews, L. (2000). The Social Baby. CP Publishing, Richmond, Surrey, UK.
Music, G. (2011). Nurturing Natures: Attachment and Children’s Emotional, Sociocultural and Brain Development. Psychology Press.
Sharma, A. and Cockerill, H. (2014). Mary Sheridan’s from Birth to Five Years: Children’s Developmental Progress. Routledge.
Tredgett, S. (2015). Learning through Movement in the Early Years. Critical Publishing.
Online Resources
There are some great websites developed by Children’s OTs, outlining ages and stages of development and with lots of useful links and ideas. These two can be especially useful: click here to access the ‘Mama OT’ blog and click here to access the ‘CanDoKiddo’ website.
‘The 1001 Critical Days’ website has some really good resources about early development. Click here to access it.
Training in Sensory Integration Therapy is open to Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists. More information is available on the Sensory Integration website (www.sensoryintegration.org.uk). Most books about Sensory Integration describe sensory processing disorders and their treatment. If you are interested in finding out more about this, these books are popular and provide an introduction to the subject:
Ayres, Jean A. (2005). Sensory Integration and The Child (25th Anniversary Edition). Western Psychological Services.
Bhrethnach, E. and Bhrethnach, S. (2011). The Scared Gang. Alder Tree Press.
Kocsinski, C. (2017). Sensorimotor Interventions. Arlington, TX; Future Horizon Incorporated.
Lane, S.J. and Schaaf, R.C. (2010). Examining the Neuroscience Evidence for Sensory-Driven Neuroplasticity: Implications for Sensory-Based Occupational Therapy for Children and Adolescents. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 64, 375-390. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2010.09069
These are some books for younger children which are a combination of a great story and also have lots of animals in them – perfect for all that crawling, commando crawling and bear walking!
Campbell, R. (2010). Dear Zoo. MacMillan Publications.
Carle, E. (1994). The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Puffin Books.
Donaldson, J. (2017). The Gruffalo. MacMillan Publications.
Donaldson, J. (2018). The Snail and The Whale. MacMillan Publications.
Donaldson, J. (2017). A Squash and a Squeeze. MacMillan Publications.
Rose, M. (2015). We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. Walker Books.
Voake, C. (2008). Ginger. Walker Books.
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