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Nationally Recognized Parenting Expert and Author Packs the House at November 5 Book Signing
Dr. Sue Cornbluth offered advice to those counseling or raising adopted and fostered children.
Dr. Sue Cornbluth, nationally recognized expert in parenting, foster care and childhood trauma, held a book signing for her newly released book entitled Building Self-Esteem in Children and Teens Who Are Adopted or Fostered. on Wednesday, November 5 at 7:00 p.m. at Barnes and Noble, 102 Park Ave, Willow Grove, Pa. Nearly 100 people were in attendance, including parents, counselors and advocates for foster and adopted children.
Dr. Cornbluth’s new book offers advice to those raising children who are adopted or fostered. Children in these situations can often experience self-esteem issues, which impact their lives and relationships. Dr. Cornbluth helps parents and guardians create trusting and supportive relationships with their children.
Gregory C. Keck, Ph. D., founder and director of the Attachment and Bonding Center of Ohio, co-author of Adopting the Hurt Child, Parenting the Hurt Child, and author of Parenting Adopted Adolescents, said, “Dr. Sue Cornbluth’s keen insights empower parents as they attempt to love, nurture and correct their children’s hurt lives.”
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Dr. Cornbluth offered everyday strategies to help children move beyond their trauma and develop their self-esteem. “Anyone parenting or considering parenting a foster child or adopting a traumatized child should read this work,” said Keck.
Joining Dr. Cornbluth at the book signing was Nyleen Shaw, a foster care survivor and advocate. Shaw, one of the first foster children Dr. Cornbluth worked with and mentored, wrote the foreword to Dr. Cornbluth’s book.
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In addition to her expertise in parenting and childhood trauma, Dr. Cornbluth is the mental health contributor for NBC10 Philadelphia, a professor at Temple University and an expert in child abuse and parental rights.
All proceeds from the sale of the book will be donated to foster and adoptive agencies around the country to provide college scholarship support for foster and adopted youth.
For more information about Dr. Cornbluth, visit www.drsueandyou.com. To learn more about Dr. Cornbluth’s new book visit http://bit.ly/drsueandyou.
