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This compact little guide, filled with sensible, illuminating and relevant discussions, differs encouragingly from most books written on the topic of the parental role in child psychotherapy. It neither lectures condescendingly, nor does it offer saccharine sweetness to worried parents. The result of years of practical work with troubled children and their parents, it contains case histories and verbatim discussions of parents in group settings. It carefully searches out (so that the parent can understand it) the underlying factors that contribute to the problems which bring their children into therapy and answers questions such as: What is child therapy? How do I know if my child needs therapy? Have I contributed to my child's problems? What is my role in my child's treatment? Specific chapters deal with the underachiever and the schizophrenic child. Technical nomenclature and classifications are avoided.
This book should be recommended to parents who either have children in therapy or who are contemplating therapy for their children for as the author says, “When parents can accept the implications of their child's treatment and can allow it to open new vistas into themselves, it may initiate a wealth of understanding that truly opens the door to a newer, fuller life.”