What Children Can Tell Us

Children are often victims of abuse, victims of crime, or witnesses to such. It is critical that adults get information from them that is accurate without projecting or terrifying the children. This is a comprehensive guide to obtaining and evaluating this information from children. "This well-written, comprehensive, often wise book should become a standard, well-thumbed reference for all adults who wish to increase their competency in communicating with children. Its wisdom is that while it consistently offers practical advice, it never offer simplistic solutions to the very complicated task of getting accurate information from children."--Children and Youth Services Review This wise, insightful book helps adults make sense of what children tell them. It provides an authoritative guide to obtaining and evaluating information from children about abuse and other stressful situations and helps adults communicate with children in a variety of settings.