Children Who See Too Much: Lessons from the Child Witness to Violence Project
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Children Who See Too Much: Lessons from the Child Witness to Violence Project

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Author: Betsy Mcalister GrovesPublisher: Beacon PressPaperback:ISBN 10: 0807031399ISBN 13: 978-0807031391For the last ten years Betsy Groves has been working with children traumatized by witnessing violence. In this book she shows how children understand, respond to, and are affected by violence, especially domestic violence. Groves makes the powerful case that traumatic events carried out by family members carry the most severe psychological risks for very young children. She uses clinical case studies to show that being young does not protect against the lasting effects of witnessing violence, and she offers ways adults can help. Review Betsy Groves offers rare insight and guidance for adults who seek to help children cope with trauma and violence. Now more than ever, we all need this help as images of disaster are an all too common element of childhood in America. --James Garbarino, Ph.D., author of Parents Und

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