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“When I learned of her book, Parenting in the Eye of the Storm: The Adoptive Parent’s Guide to Navigating the Teen Years, I read it as soon as I could. It uses powerful examples from both her clinical experience and her personal life story to create an accessible guide to approaching complicated issues. While the target audience is adoptive parents, the short, easily digestible vignettes within the book could serve as jumping-off points to foster discussions about adoption, race and identity WITH your teen. It’s a wonderful tool that we recommend to adoptive families.” 

–Steve Kalb, LMSW Director of Adoptee Services, HOLT. Read entire article HERE.

“Wow. Life changing. No nonsense. Filled with fresh ideas. My daughter (adopted internationally) is 14. I’m already using Katie’s advice in day-to-day life. You’ll need a hard copy to highlight and leave on your bedstand.”

—Beth O’Malley, M.Ed, author of Lifebooks: Creating a Treasure for the Adopted Child

“Katie understands what adoptees and their families are facing. She’s been there. Her insights offer hope and compassion not judgment. She presents her ideas in an inviting and approachable way. She’s not looking to scapegoat or criticize, she’s committed to increasing capabilities, awareness and nurturing healthy families.”

Gayle Swift, Coach, adoptive parent, author of “ABC, Adoption and Me.”

“This is the most insightful book I’ve read about parenting adopted teens. Naftzger draws from her own experience as an adoptee and a therapist to offer parents practical tools for improving communication with their child, without ever being preachy or prescriptive. Most importantly, she honors the emotions, integrity and intellectual capacity of the adopted teen at every turn, helping parents better understand the complexity of their child’s experience.” Nicole Opper, Director/Producer, Off and Running: An American Coming of Age Story

“I loved Parenting in the Eye of the Storm. While Katie Naftzger defines her work as ‘The Adoptive Parent’s Guide to Navigating the Teen Years,’ I found it to be so very much more. Inside this book I found priceless wisdom and insight into the wounded hearts of adopted teens. The tools Ms Naftzger shares here are like a flashlight and compass for parents to light the way for their struggling adopted teen and bring them home. Well worth the investment of time!” Nancy Thomas

Author of When Love is Not Enough: A Guide to Parenting Children with Reactive Attachment Disorder

Katie Naftzger, LICSW



Phone: (617) 448-4252
katiejae35@gmail.com

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17 Lincoln St. Newton Highlands, MA 02461



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