Laugh Before You Cry: Creative Strategies For Raising Attachment Challenged Children

Parenting children who have experienced early trauma is not only exhausting, it is often a puzzle. Just as soon as you think you have it figured out there is a new challenge. Laugh Before You Cry is a survival guide for those on this frequently scary, often lonely, and sometimes unbelievable journey.

Michele Feiner lives in Fairfield, Vermont with her husband, youngest teenage daughter and assorted others including (but not limited to): pets, visiting older children and many in need of a temporary landing space to call home. She writes to provide a voice for those who walk the extraordinarily difficult path of raising and caring for children who have experienced trauma. Her articles have appeared in periodicals throughout the state of Vermont. Michele works as a School Social Worker at Bellows Free Academy in Fairfax, where she continues to learn and grow alongside those she serves.