Angus Fosten, an adoptive father of two, reviewed a book designed to help kids get rid of harmful, hurtful beliefs, such as "Bad things happened to me because I"m not a loveable person."  The book could be helpful in staving off reactive attachment disorder in kids who didn't get what they needed to grow emotionally.

A Safe Place for Caleb  by Kathleen and Paul Chara, is designed to be used by parents together with their kids.  Fosten writes,

The book provides a framework for addressing issues with attachment, grief and loss or early trauma, or Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD).

It sounds like the book is based on theories of  neurolinguistic programming, a therapeutic method that focuses on changing the words we use -- in our minds and out loud -- to change the way we think and, thereby, the way we feel.

The book teaches kids to build a "Safe Treehouse" in their minds, a beautiful place they can go to when they feel overwhelmed. Fosten writes:

To get to this place a series of keys need to be gained by changing from Hurting Beliefs and Behaviours to Healing Ones.