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What's Happening To My Child: A Guide For Parents' Of Hair Pullers

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My daughter has trich and I searched for a book to help me deal with this. This book sounded like the best because it is written by a women with trich who is a mother of a child with trich. It sounded perfect. I paid for overnight shipping because I was frantic over the bald spots that were now forming on my beautiful girl's head. The day it arrived I read it cover to cover and have never been more frustrated! The beginning is very good. It gives an overview of trich. That's great, although I already knew most of that from doing online research. However, it is a great introduction for those who have yet to do the research. I kept waiting for a chapter on tips and techniques that help. There was a lot of talk about self esteem and compassionate parenting. In fact, the majority of the book talked about it. That's all fine and great...we should all be parenting that way...but it doesn't get my daughter's hand off of her head! I FINALLY get to where it sounds like the author is going to give advice, and her advice is to get a copy of someone else's book which has great tips on getting your child to stop pulling! WHAT??? ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? I just paid 15 bucks for a book and another 15 for shipping only to be told to buy SOMEONE ELSE'S BOOK!!! What a rip-off. If I ever met the author I would ask for my money back. What a huge disappointment!

Don't waste your money!!!

Parents, Get this book. I have worked with parents of pullers for 10 years. This book answers every question and more. Cheryn Salazar speaks from her heart describing her own journey as well as that of a parent of a child who pulls. This book will help you understand what your child is going through, help ease your pain and help you and your child recover from trichotillomania.

This is a helpful, easy to understand book for parents of kids with Trich. Best of all, it's written by a woman who has struggled with this disorder herself, as well as raised two kids with the same disorder.
This book, accompanied with her first, You are Not Alone--The Enemy Within, is a must have for anyone trying to better understand Trich.
The book's filled with hope and hints to overcome the obstacles associated with this sometimes mysterious disorder. A must read

I understand my daughter's hair-pulling problem much better after reading this book. I never knew it was exacerbated by chastising or threatening. I have focused much more on helping her ease the tension, like massaging her scalp or cuddling with her. It also helps her to exercise her fine motor skills, like working with beads and making bracelets, etc. This book has helped us so much!!!

As the parent of a 12 year old suffering from trich I have done a ton of reading on the subject including many in-depth texts and research articles. This book is simple to read and understand and provides something those other books don't: In depth perspective from a trich survivor who also has kids with the disorder. It really helped me to understand how trich feels for my daughter and provided some great insights into parenting a child with trich. Cheryn Salazar mentions her own Chrisitanity once or twice, but I did not feel that she was pushing this as a solution as one reviewer did. This book does not get into detail about meds and behavioral therapy but it gave me great insight into what it feels like to have this disorder and I have not yet found that in any other book/article. I also think this would be a great book to give to friends/family members to help them understand trich in a comprehensive yet simple manner.

Cheryn writes this book from her heart. Having suffered from trichotillomania herself as a child and as an adult, and as a parent of a child with trich, she writes with passion, compassion, and first hand knowledge of what it is like to have this disorder. Having suffered in silence for years, she understands the isolation it can cause. And then to have her own children come up with the same disorder, she understands a parent's fears and frustrations. Written from the heart, this book is a must-read for any parent with a child suffering from trichotillomania, and good reading for anybody who either has, or know somebody who has trichotillomania.