Book Reviews
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog by Dr. Bruce Perry and Maia Szalavitz
I begin with The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog by Dr. Bruce Perry and Maia Szalavitz (2008), with this being both one of my more recent reads and certainly, I consider, one of the best! The book is essentially a series of case studies that have informed Dr. Perry’s knowledge of the effect […]
Booth & Jernberg (2010). An easy to read manual for practitioners and also accessible to parents to provide the theory supporting their ‘play’.
Born for Love by Maia Szalavitz & Bruce Perry
Maia Szalavitz & Bruce Perry (2010). The neurophysiology of our ‘love’ hormones, the effect of relationships on the brain, and the causes of and implications for an increasing unempathetic society. Fascinating to read.
Sensory Integration – Theory & Practice by Bundy, Lane & Murray
Bundy, Lane & Murray (2002). A ‘must read’ manual for practitioners embarking on SI training.
Sensory Integration and the Child by Jean Ayres
(2005). Jean Ayres work of 1979 rewritten in an easy to follow style including tips for parents.
What every parent needs to know by Margot Sunderland
Margot Sunderland (2006). A Dorling Kindersley book set out in a style that is easy to dip in and out of when you have time! Provides the neuroscience of children’s brains in a very accessible format. I love knowing when I cuddle my son that I am flooding his brain with calming Oxytocin and Opioids! […]
