The Connected Parent: Strategies Building Trust and Attachment

The Connected Parent: Real-Life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment

Authors: Lisa Qualls & Karyn B. Purvis, Ph.D.

Parenting children who have experienced trauma, loss, abuse, neglect, or disrupted relationships requires more than traditional parenting approaches. The Connected Parent provides foster, adoptive, and kinship caregivers with practical, trauma-informed strategies for building trust, strengthening attachment, and helping children feel safe and valued. Drawing from the principles of Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®), developed by Dr. Karyn Purvis and her colleagues, this book offers compassionate guidance for responding to challenging behaviors through connection, understanding, and relationship-building.

Written with real-life experiences from caregivers and professionals, The Connected Parent combines research, practical tools, and relatable examples to help caregivers better understand the needs behind a child’s behaviors. The book explores how trauma impacts development, communication, emotional regulation, and attachment while providing strategies to help children heal and develop healthy relationships.

Why We Recommend This Book

The Connected Parent is an essential resource for foster parents, kinship caregivers, adoptive families, and professionals supporting children impacted by trauma. It helps caregivers shift from asking “What is wrong with this child?” to understanding “What has happened to this child, and how can I help them feel safe?” The practical strategies encourage caregivers to build connection before correction, strengthen relationships, and create environments where children can begin to heal.

This book is especially valuable for caregivers navigating challenging behaviors, attachment struggles, transitions, and the complex emotional needs often experienced by children involved in foster care and adoption. It also provides helpful insight for social workers, therapists, educators, CASA volunteers, and other child-serving professionals seeking to better support children with trauma histories.

Book Information

• Title: The Connected Parent: Real-Life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment
• Authors: Lisa Qualls & Karyn B. Purvis, Ph.D.
• Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
• Publication Date: September 7, 2021
• ISBN-10: 0736978925
• ISBN-13: 978-0736978924
• Format: Paperback, eBook, and Audiobook
• Pages: 256
• Recommended Audience: Foster parents, kinship caregivers, adoptive parents, guardians, social workers, therapists, counselors, educators, CASA volunteers, and child welfare professionals.

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