The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog
by Bruce D. Perry & Maia Szalavitz
Adults✈️ Import only (pricey)
A child psychiatrist's stories of how trauma shapes children's brains, and how love and relationships heal.
Heads-up for parents: Child abuse & neglect. Worth reading it yourself first.
- Author
- Bruce D. Perry & Maia Szalavitz
- Age
- For grown-ups
- Type
- Conscious Parenting, Non-fiction
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Readers rate it
- 4.58 / 5 on Goodreads
- In India
- ✈️ Import only (pricey)
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