Caring for Kids from Hard Places
How to Help Children and Teens with a Traumatic Past

This book is so helpful. The authors collected all the important things to know on this topic (caring for kids from hard places) and organized it in an understandable, easily accessible way and helpfully filter it through a Christian lens. It’s written for teachers or those serving in church or othe......more

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 c......more

I didn't know that the book had a religious foundation when I asked to read it via Netgalley and while it's present and the authors' experiences are based in religion, all of the sharing is grounded in information and research that many rural and urban educators and people that work with kids alread......more

This was an excellent book! It was much better than (and exactly what I was looking for when I read) Teaching the At-Risk Teenage Brain earlier this year. Though the Schoolers' focus and background is in Christian youth ministry, their lessons here easily transfer to regular public classrooms. I too......more

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......more