Torey L. Haydenová vo svojej tvorbe čerpá z reálnych zážitkov s prácou s deťmi so špeciálnymi potrebami, kde pôsobila ako detská psychologička a špeciálna pedagogička. Jej knihy sa dotýkajú citlivých tém ako autizmus, Tourettov syndróm či sexuálne zneužívanie, pričom sa osobitne zameriava na elektívny mutizmus, ktorý je jej špecializáciou. Haydenová píše prenikavo a s empatiou, čím čitateľom približuje zložité svety detí a ponúka pohľad na ich odolnosť a jedinečnosť. Jej diela oceňujú pre úprimnosť a hlboké pochopenie detskej psychiky.
This book chronicles the unforgettable account of one of the most severe child abuse cases in California history. It is the story of Dave Pelzer, who was brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother: a mother who played tortuous, unpredictable games--games that left him nearly dead. He had to learn how to play his mother's games in order to survive because she no longer considered him a son, but a slave; and no longer a boy, but an "it." Dave's bed was an old army cot in the basement, and his clothes were torn and raunchy. When his mother allowed him the luxury of food, it was nothing more than spoiled scraps that even the dogs refused to eat. The outside world knew nothing of his living nightmare. He had nothing or no one to turn to, but his dreams kept him alive--dreams of someone taking care of him, loving him and calling him their son.
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“.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Story of a Gifted, Troubled Child and the Teacher Who Refused to Give Up on Her
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Special-education teacher Torey Hayden's first book, "One Child, " was an international bestseller, thrilling readers on every continent. Their hearts were captured by Sheila, a silent, troubled girl who had been abandoned on a highway by her mother and abused by her alcoholic father, and who refused to speak. As Hayden writes in the prologue to this book, "This little girl had a profound effect on me. Her courage, her resilience, and her inadvertent ability to express that great, gaping need to be loved that we all feel -- in short, her humanness -- brought me into contact with my own." Since then Hayden has gone on to write books about many of her students, but her fans continue to ask her, "What happened to Sheila?" "The Tiger's Child" is her response. Here Hayden tells how Sheila, now a young woman, finally came to terms with her nightmare childhood. When Hayden was working on "One Child, " she showed the manuscript to Sheila, then a teenager, and was astonished to find that Sheila remembered almost nothing of her troubled younger years. She had no recollection of her many clashes with her teacher as Hayden tried to break through her emotional pain. And although Hayden had managed to get Sheila to communicate and become an active and lively child, Sheila's home life was still very troubled. Her father had been sent to prison when she was eight and Sheila had run away from a series of foster homes until finally she was placed in a children's home. But as Hayden continued to renew her relationship with the teenage Sheila, the memories slowly came back, bringing with them feelings of abandonment and hostility. Overwhelmed by the intensity of her awakening emotions,Sheila was driven to suicidal despair. "The Tiger's Child" is the touching, inspiring story of how a maturing Sheila came to perceive her mother not as a monster who willfully cast off her eldest child, but as a weak, forlorn, ordinary human being. Able to appreciate her own strength and resilience, Sheila at last is free to overcome the haunting legacy of child abuse.
Jadie never spoke. She never laughed, or cried, or uttered any sound. Despite efforts to reach her, Jadie remained locked in her own troubled world—until one remarkable teacher persuaded her to break her self-imposed silence. Nothing in all of Torey Hayden's experience could have prepared her for the shock of what Jadie told her—a story too horrendous for Torey's professional colleagues to acknowledge. Yet a little girl was living in a nightmare, and Torey Hayden responded in the only way she knew how—with courage, compassion, and dedication—demonstrating once again the tremendous power of love and the relilience of the human spirit.
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.
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.
"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.
Finally, a beginning . . . The time had finally come. The time I had been waiting for through all these long months that I knew sooner or later had to occur. Now it was here. She had surprised me so much by actually crying that for a moment I did nothing but look at her. Then I gathered her into my arms, hugging her tightly. She clutched onto my shirt so that I could feel the dull pain of her fingers digging into my skin. She cried and cried and cried. I held her and rocked the chair back and on its rear legs, feeling my arms and chest get damp from the tears and her hot breath and the smallness of the room.
