Repair for Kids: A Children's Program for Recovery from Incest and Childhood Sexual Abuse (Paperback)

by Marjorie McKinnon (Author), Tom W. McKinnon (Illustrator)
Key Phrases: Inner Child, Bridge of Recovery, Joy Wilt Berry (more...)

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Product Description
R.E.P.A.I.R is Recognition, Entry, Process, Awareness, Insight, and Rhythm

Enter a Six-Stage Program with your child to cross the Bridge of Recovery and make available a whole new world of hope:

Uncover and acknowledge feelings by discovering emotion

Build self-esteem and optimism with the "Magic Mirror"

Discern healthy and unhealthy messages

Learn self-soothing skills with "Dear Diary" letters to the inner-child

Reveal inner states with picture drawing

Break free from the confines of false shame

Cultivate self-care skills and practices

Learn about boundaries and bodies

Return to the natural rhythm and flow of life

Therapists' Acclaim for REPAIR for Kids

"REPAIR for Kids provides a comprehensive, honest and passionate approach for children recovering from sexual abuse. Children will benefit from this book, and be encouraged to continue on their recovery journey." -Jill Osborne, Ed.S, author of Sam Feels Better Now

"I wish I had had something like this a long time ago for my sad and shamed 'little girl' within. I can't think of anything I'd change. You have covered it all and with wonderful sensitivity, perfect timing and terrific repair exercises. I love the cartoons and the colorfulness of your book as well." -Marcelle Taylor, MFT

"I found this book to be well thought out and written, and one that would be helpful for any child who has known the pain of sexual abuse. I wish a caring adult had shared this book with my siblings and myself, it would have helped ease our pain and sorrow." -Michael Skinner, musician and child mental health advocate

Book #2 in the Growing With Love series

from Loving Healing Press www.Lovinghealing.com

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 92 pages
• Publisher: Loving Healing Press; illustrated edition edition (June 13, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932690573
• ISBN-13: 978-1932690576
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #196,191 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Repair for Kids, August 19, 2008

By	Anita Ann Rios-sherman - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have to say the cover kind of threw me off, it is very childish. But, like it has been said "Never judge a book by it's cover". This books is amazing for children of all ages who have suffered this kind of abuse. As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, I wish I had this book in my early and late teens when self-doubt and hate plagued me.
The book isn't simply something for the child to read, it's workbook. They can keep it can review it later when bad feeling's come back. I would defiantly recommenced this book, if for some bad reason I knew a child who was or had gone through one of these situation.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A recovery program to help young victims of sexual abuse, July 24, 2008

By	Reader Views "www.readerviews.com" (Austin, Texas) - See all my reviews

Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (7/08)

"REPAIR for Kids" presents a six-step program for children who are recovering from incest and sexual abuse. It is geared for kids that are in the 6 to 12 year-old age range. REPAIR stands for Recognition, Entry, Process, Awareness, Insight, and Rhythm. I first learned about REPAIR when I read "REPAIR for Adults." In "REPAIR for Kids," the material is presented with colorful illustrations in a manner which is easier for children to read. It contains exercises that allow children to write about their emotions. There is also a list of instructions for adults at the beginning of the book and a helpful suggested book list at the end.

McKinnon is perfectly able to describe the feelings that sexually-abused children experience. For example she describes shame as "that hot rush to our body that makes us feel bad." She knows what the child is experiencing. This in turn helps the child realize that they are not alone and that there are others that have gone through this experience and will be able to relate to them. This book brought tears to my eyes, because I found myself wishing that I had access to it as a child

A powerful message runs through the book. This message tells children that what happened was not okay, and it was not their fault. It is so important that children realize this. They also learn how to identify their emotions, set boundaries and most importantly to say "NO!" By addressing these things now, it will help prevent the child from being abused again by someone else. The exercises and readings will empower them to have a role in their own recovery. This empowerment is critical because the abuse has made them feel helpless. Empowering them now will help them heal so that hopefully they will avoid getting involved with abusers, drugs and promiscuity when they are older.

"REPAIR for Kids" by Marjorie McKinnon is a really important resource for children who have been abused. I wish that a copy could be found in every classroom so that abused children could have immediate access to the information. This might be the very tool they need to show them how to get the abuse to stop. This is particularly critical for these children because they might be more inclined to report abuse if they are taught that it isn't their fault. If you are helping a child who has been abused, you should not hesitate in purchasing this book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A much needed book, March 15, 2009

By	Maria Edwards - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

An American Authors Association review:

This is a much needed book for children who have been sexually abused. With delightful illustrations and a simply guided tour, this can be used by an older child by himself or under the guidance of a family members or adult friend. (There are instructions for an adult who uses the book to help a child.)

The author has set up a six-stage program which she identifies this way:
Recognition, Entry, Process, Awareness, Insights and Rhythm. There are work sheets for the child to use in learning about their feelings, building self-esteem and optimism, learning the difference between healthy and unhealthy messages, learning skills to soothe the inner-child, how to reveal inner feelings through drawing, breaking free from false shame, cultivating self-care skills and practices, learning about boundaries and bodies, and how to return to the natural rhythm and flow of life.

The author has used simple terms and created easy tools to help any child work through the devastation of sexual abuse.

Highly recommended.

-Reviewed by American Authors Association member, Marilyn Meredith, a.k.a. F. M. Meredith, author of Kindred Spirits and No Sanctuary