Through the Tears: Caring for the Sexually Abused Child

by Karen Cecilia Johnson

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805460624
• ISBN13: 9780805460629
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Outstanding help for parents or providers w/abused children

This is a fine book for a professional who is working with both the parents/caregivers and the child whose been abused. But it is an exceptional book for parents/caregivers, who have just learned about,or who are in the early stages of the stuggle and pain of dealing with a child who has been sexually abused.Both warm and caring in it's first person presentation, yet also with lots of practical ideas and steps that really need to be addressed.

Reality of Abuse in Children

The book titled, "Through the Tears", deals with the struggles of caring for a child who has been sexually abused. Many parents have the difficult task of raising children that have experienced this type of abuse and there are so few resources available for them to understand the complexities involved in helping their children. This book covers topics of behaviors the child may express and how parents can cope and respond to those behaviors. MAny times the signs of the inner pain the child feels but can't express are seen through the acting out. With this book, the author discusses in great detail and in simple language the hard realities of the situation and gives helpful suggestions in dealing with the child. The majority of books are geared towards adults who are survivors of abuse who never told anyone of their experience as a child. When the child does speak out they can receive the proper guidance if parents and caretakers are informed about the circumstances they will encounter. Karen Johnson's book is informative and one I recommend to any family facing the long term affects of abuse.