First meetings and moving a child into your family can be among the most important in helping a child, especially a traumatised one, settle well. The words of wisdom centre around understanding what is going through the mind of the child based on their previous experiences - which might have taught them to be very wary indeed of adults. But parents also need to understand their own mindset and how they might need to take a step back and reduce their expectations.
top of page
bottom of page