Caring for Kids from Hard Places Is a must read for foster parents, adoptive parents, and basically anyone who is interacting children (and people) from hard places! This book contained a lot of information I already knew, as well as new information, and information I needed reminders on! I received an e-copy of this from netgalley but there is no doubt I will be purchasing a hard copy to have on hand as well. I will be recommending this to others!
All thoughts are my own

I pulled this book as a resource for my continuing education as a CASA. This book offered up some great feedback for anyone who works with children - regardless of the venue (school, church, foster care, etc.), though in some spaces felt redundant or dry. As practically every person who works with children will at some point work with a traumatized child, it's good to understand that their behavior is actually their voice and some good ways that we as the adults in their lives can help them to better process their trauma and feel safe. Using both science and scripture, and examples from their own past and from others they've counseled, Jayne and David Schooler give great insight into how trauma impacts one's brain and behavior. They give good guidelines on how to respond to trauma-induced behaviors and tools for helping others process, as well as great guidelines for setting up one's space to limit the number of behavioral issues from traumatized children. This book had lots of great ideas and options for working with children with difficult pasts. Special thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for an advance e-copy of this book. I was under no obligation to provide a review and the thoughts contained herein are my own.

That is really sad to imagine outside there, so many kids are having hard experience from the post-traumatic story they have ever lived. This book will help us to really care, really really care, for them.