Silver explains attachment issues in commonsense terms (doodles complement the text) as they relate to children who have been separated from their birth-parents or else experience early trauma or neglect. She explains what attachment is and why it matters, how to identify attachment patterns, how to shape behavior, the effects of parenting on infants' brains, challenging children's attachment templates in a positive way, seeing patterns replicated through generations, changing norms, understanding thoughts and feelings, and more. The guide uses easy to understand non-technical language, though introduces the insights of therapeutic models and clinical research. She employs doodles and diagrams to illustrate the processes of attachment and relationships between objects of attachment. Silver is a consultant clinical psychologist. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)