Torey L. Hayden Knihy

This is the remarkable story of a teacher and a terribly traumatised little girl found abandoned on a motorway.

"Were all just somebody else's kids . . . "A small seven-year-old boy who couldn't speak except to repeat weather forecasts and other people's words . . . A beautiful little girl of seven who had been brain damaged by terrible parental beatings and was so ashamed because she couldn't learn to read . . . A violently angry ten-year-old who had seen his stepmother murder his father and had been sent from one foster home to another . . . A shy twelve-year-old from a Catholic school which put her out when she became pregnant . . ."What do we matter?""Why do you care?"They were four problem children-put in Torey Hayden's class because no one else knew what to do with them. Together, with the help of a remarkable teacher who cared too much to ever give up, they became almost a family, able to give each other the love and understanding they had found nowhere else.

This is a poignant account of a teacher's extraordinary efforts to break through a young student's self-imposed silence. Originally published: New York: William Morrow, 2002.

V dnešní době plné napětí a stresu přibývá dětí s psychickými a psychosomatickými poruchami. Vytrácí se prostý a bezstarostný způsob života jak jej známe z minulosti, kdy se dětem tolik neorganizoval jejich volný čas, měly větší svobodu a prostor hrát si venku s kamarády v bezpečí soudržnější komunity a rodiny. Příběh o neposedném pejskovi Zizim je jednoduchým a hravým návodem k tomu, jak pomoci dětem uvolnit a otevřít jejich mysl, pochopit jak mysl funguje a jak zvládat náročné a stresové situace. Tato obrázková kniha je určena především malým dětem a jejich rodičům či vychovatelům, ale mnoho inspirace v ní může nalézt i dospělý čtenář. Jejími autory jsou významný tibetský mistr meditace Yongey Mingyur Rinpočhe spolu se známou americkou spisovatelkou a dětskou psychoterapeutkou Torey Hayden.

Written by the author of the bestsellers One Child and Ghost Girl, this work is a memoir of three people's - two children trapped in a prison of silence and a woman suffering in the twilight of her years - victimisation and abuse, and their heartbreaking but ultimately successful steps to recovery.

From Torey Hayden, the number one Sunday Times bestselling author of One Child comes Lost Girl, a poignant and deeply moving account of a lost little girl and an extraordinary educational psychologist's courage and determination. Jessie is nine years old and looks like the perfect little girl, with red hair, green eyes and a beguiling smile. She even has a talent for drawing gorgeous and intricate pictures. But Jessie also knows how to get her own way and will lie, scream, shout and hurt to get just exactly what she wants. Her parents say they can't take her back, and her social workers struggle to deal with her destructive behaviour and wild mood swings. After her chaotic passage through numerous foster placements, Jessie has finally received a diagnosis of an attachment disorder. Attachment disorders arise when children are deprived of the all-important close bonds with trustworthy adults that allow them to develop emotionally and thrive. Finally educational psychologist Torey Hayden is called in to help. Torey agrees to weekly meetings with Jessie to try and uncover why she is acting out. Torey's gentle care and attention reveal shocking truths behind Jessie's lies. Can Torey and the other social workers help to provide the consistent loving care that has so far been missing in Jessie's life, or will she push them away too?

His name was Kevin but his keepers called him Zoo Boy. He didn't talk. He hid under tables and surrounded himself with a cage of chairs. He hadn't been out of the building in the four years since he'd come in. He was afraid of water and wouldn't take a shower. He was afraid to be naked, to change his clothes. He was nearly 16. Desperate to see change in the boy, the staff of Kevin's adolescent treatment center hired Hayden. As Hayden read to him and encouraged him to read, crawling down into his cage of chairs with him, Kevin talked. Then he started to draw and paint and showed himself to have a quick wit and a rolling, seething, murderous hatred for his stepfather.

Eloise je energická a zajímavá dívka, která do Toryina života vstoupí poněkud nečekaně. Má za sebou řadu náročných životních peripetií, na dvanáctileté děvče toho prožila opravdu hodně. Zvládat různá zklamání a traumata jí pomáhá její bohatý vnitřní život, imaginární svět, který je jí útočištěm i pastí. Prostředí, ze kterého Eloise pochází, je plné různých sociálních patologií. Otec závislý na drogách skončí ve vězení, laxní matka, které je osud jejích dětí naprosto lhostejný, matčin přítel, jemuž násilí na dětech není cizí. Eloise se ocitne v kolotoči pěstounské péče a snaží se zvládat věci po svém, což ale nedopadne vždycky tak, jak by chtěla. Navíc se u ní vzhledem k pohnutému osudu rozvinou poruchy chování. I když se ale zdá, že Eloise se už ze svého vzorce chování nevymaní, objeví se životní šance. Otec opustil drogy, našel si mladou přítelkyni a má s ní chlapečka. A chtěl by, aby poznal svou starší sestru. Eloise tedy odejde k němu, a i když ani poté není život tak jednoduchý, jak by si možná přála, povede se jí navázat úžasný vztah k malému bratrovi i k partnerce svého otce. Dospěje a postaví se na vlastní nohy, potvrzuje to, že „nikdy není pozdě na šťastné dětství“.

Jadie never spoke, never laughed, never cried. She spent every waking hour locked in her own private world of shadows. But nothing in Torey Hayden's experience had prepared her for the nightmare Jadie revealed to her when finally persuaded to break her self-imposed silence.

Dave Pelzer was brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother -- a mother who played tortuous, unpredictable games. She no longer considered Dave a son, but a slave; no longer a boy, but an 'it'. His bed was an old army cot in the basement, his clothes were torn and unwashed, and when he was allowed the luxury of food it was scraps from the dog's bowl. The outside world knew nothing of the nightmare played out behind closed doors. But throughout Dave kept alive dreams of finding a family to love him. This book covers the early years of his life and is an affecting and inspirational book of the horrors of child abuse and the steadfast determination of one child to survive.

From the million-copy bestselling author comes the true story of a deeply troubled young girl who is haunted by her past.

Features a narrative of an extraordinary teacher's determination. This work is an illustration of nurturing concern, not only for a few emotionally-disturbed children, but for one woman facing a personal battle.

The narrative centers on a six-year-old girl whose journey captivates countless hearts, highlighting the profound impact of resilience and hope. It showcases the unwavering dedication of a teacher determined to support her, illustrating themes of courage, compassion, and the transformative power of education. This true story emphasizes the bond between student and mentor, making it a poignant exploration of perseverance in the face of adversity.

Lesley's Hungarian mother Mara - charming, childlike, lovable - is traumatized by her adolescent Holocaust experiences. Though her American husband and daughters try to live a normal life, Mara holds them thrall to her moods and quirks. Lesley struggles to understand, but dealing with Mara is a severe strain which sets her apart from her peers. But when Mara's psychosis results in tragedy, Lesley goes to Wales in search of her mother's remembered joy.

Conor, aged nine, arrives in the play therapy room of child psychiatrist James Innes with the diagnosis "autistic". His mother Laura, an aloof, enigmatic novelist, can't handle him. His rancher father, embroiled in divorcing Laura, does not feel there is anything wrong with Conor.His six year old sister Morgana insists he really does see ghosts.As James becomes convinced Conor is not autistic, he is drawn first into Conor's strange world of "things the cat knows" and then into Morgana's stories of her friend the "Lion King".James is pulled most deeply, however, into Laura's world; at first that of a lonely, rather difficult woman and then, eventually, into the world of her imagination, an enthralling world that seems almost real - and that hides a terrible secret.

From bestselling author Torey Hayden comes a moving new novel of loss and redemption.

Een 17-jarig Amerikaans meisje probeert een zo normaal mogelijk leven te leiden met haar Hongaarse moeder die aan zware stemmingswisselingen lijdt door traumatische ervaringen tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog.

Lesley, diciassette anni, adora Mara, la sua bellissima e affascinante madre, che le racconta storie incredibili sulla vita in Germania e Ungheria prima e durante la guerra. Ma c'è una terribile verità sul proprio passato che Mara non può confessare, e che sta diventando una pericolosa ossessione. Lesley fa di tutto per cercare di comprendere i comportamenti sempre più strani della madre, così come suo padre cerca disperatamente di salvare la moglie dai ricordi. Ma a volte l'amore non sembra essere sufficiente per evitare la tragedia, e Lesley, di fronte a una vita famigliare distrutta, decide di partire, per andare lontano, nel paese dove Mara è stata felice, alla ricerca della verità...

David è un ragazzino difficile: abbandonato dalla madre da piccolo, parla con difficoltà, è violento e apparentemente ritardato. Le famiglie alle quali è stato affidato insieme alla sorella hanno finito per rispedirlo agli assistenti sociali. Il suo modo di fare ordine in una vita spezzata è quello di trovare «la cosa veramente peggiore»: andare dal dentista, essere picchiato dai compagni, non avere nessuno che si preoccupa per lui. Fino a quando, insperabilmente, i brandelli della sua esistenza cominciano a trovare un significato: la «nuova famiglia» è una donna sola che potrebbe essere sua nonna, ma che lo tratta con rispetto e affetto, e i suoi nuovi amici sono una bambina più piccola e geniale – e per questo emarginata proprio come lui – e un piccolo gufo orfano. Torey Hayden, una delle autrici più attente al mondo dell’infanzia e ai suoi problemi, ha scritto un libro sui bambini rivolto anche ai bambini: un romanzo breve, lieve e profondo, delicato e crudele al tempo stesso.

" Tu ne te rends pas compte de la chance que tu as, Lesley ! Ta famille est unie, vous vous aimez tous comme des fous ! " De la chance, Lesley ? Elle n'en est pas vraiment convaincue. Bien sûr, son père et sa mère s'adorent. Qui n'aimerait pas Mara, d'ailleurs ? Mara qui commence une phrase en anglais, la continue en allemand et la termine en hongrois, sa langue natale. Mais au-delà du folklore apparent de cette famille farfelue, toujours entre deux déménagements qui la mènent aux quatre coins de l'Amérique, il y a ce malaise, cette fissure qui ne cesse de s'agrandir. On a beau s'aimer, cela ne protège pas de tout. Et un jour, c'est le drame : Mara replonge dans l'horreur qui n'a cessé de la hanter. Comment aurait-elle pu oublier Ravensbrück et les tortures des camps de la mort ?

Sheila/Die verlorene Oase/Grosser Wind - kleiner Wind/Reflex - bk617; Verlag "Das Beste"; Torey L. Hayden/Hammond Innes/Alice Ekert Rotholz/Dick Francis; Paperback; 1983

少女時代のおぞましい体験によって心を蝕まれた母と、彼女を抱えて懸命に生きる家族の姿を、17歳の娘レスリーの目を通して感動的に描く。情緒障害児との心の交流を綴り、日本でも圧倒的な支持を集めているベストセラー作家が実話をもとに、愛と祈りをこめて贈る初の長篇小説。