All children need love, but for troubled children, a loving home is not
always enough. Children who have experienced trauma need to be parented
in a special way that helps them feel safe and secure, builds
attachments and allows them to heal.
Playfulness, acceptance, curiosity and empathy (PACE) are four valuable
elements of parenting that, combined with love, can help children to
feel confident and secure. This book shows why these elements are so
important to a child's development, and demonstrates to parents and
carers how they can incorporate them into their day-to-day parenting.
Real life examples and typical dialogues between parents and children
illustrate how this can be done in everyday life, and simple stories
highlight the ideas behind each element of PACE.
This positive book will help parents and carers understand how parenting
with love and PACE is invaluable to a child's development, and will
guide them through using this parenting attitude to help their child
feel happy, confident and secure.