Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

El chico a quien criaron como perro by Bruce D. Perry, Maia Szalavitz

38 reviews

bunny1998's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Bullying, Chronic illness, Addiction, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Confinement, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Car accident, Medical content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

rosieanna24's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

mdwsn27's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Violence, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Dementia, Abandonment, Ableism, Confinement, Chronic illness, Child death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Murder, Pregnancy, Mass/school shootings, Rape, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Excrement, Death of parent, Incest, Bullying, Mental illness, and Gun violence

mschnad's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, and Sexual assault

xh_reads's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative sad medium-paced

5.0

A paraphrase of a quote that I saw on social media sums this book up for me - trauma changes the brain, but healing changes the brain too. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Murder, and Child abuse

noonanjohnc's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Child death

Moderate: Emotional abuse

dominiquecoral's review against another edition

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

loopyyy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, and Bullying

mmsween's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, and Child abuse

_dallas_'s review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Such a fantastic book, it’s so informative and helpful in understanding behaviour and brain development. 

If you work with people in any capacity, I definitely recommend this book. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Violence