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Amazon.co.uk: Shattered Lives: Children Who Live with Courage and Dignity: Books: Camila BatmanghelidjhSynopsis
"Shattered Lives"
bears witness to the lives of children who have experienced abuse and
neglect, and highlights the effects of early traumatic episodes.
Chapters take the form of letters to a child capturing their life
experiences, hugely impacted by sexual abuse, parental substance misuse
and loss, leading to feelings of shame, rejection and worthlessness.
Batmanghelidjh offers understanding for those baffled by these
hard-to-reach children and warns against stigmatizing them for their
problem behaviour. In her critique of existing structures, she exposes
the plight of children who are overlooked by the authorities and
denounces those who value bureaucracy over the welfare of the
individual child. Society's failure to acknowledge the truth of their
experiences and act to change the environment in which such
mistreatment can flourish is, she strongly argues, leading to the death
of childhood. The book is a clarion call for change.
bears witness to the lives of children who have experienced abuse and
neglect, and highlights the effects of early traumatic episodes.
Chapters take the form of letters to a child capturing their life
experiences, hugely impacted by sexual abuse, parental substance misuse
and loss, leading to feelings of shame, rejection and worthlessness.
Batmanghelidjh offers understanding for those baffled by these
hard-to-reach children and warns against stigmatizing them for their
problem behaviour. In her critique of existing structures, she exposes
the plight of children who are overlooked by the authorities and
denounces those who value bureaucracy over the welfare of the
individual child. Society's failure to acknowledge the truth of their
experiences and act to change the environment in which such
mistreatment can flourish is, she strongly argues, leading to the death
of childhood. The book is a clarion call for change.
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