Ebook: Ghosts from the nursery: tracing the roots of violence

In absorbing and accessible prose, Robin Karr-Morse and Meredith S. Wiley present case histories of "children who kill," along with the latest in brain development research. Ghosts from the Nursery compellingly demonstrates the poisonous effect that neglect, abuse, trauma, injury, and toxicity have in the first thirty-three months of life - and makes a convincing case for a revolution in our beliefs about the care of babies.;When Ghosts from the Nursery was published in 1997, it was lauded for providing scientific eidence that violence can originate in the womb and become entrenced in a child's brain by preschool. This revised edition continues to shift the conversation among parents and policy makers toward more preventative measures, incorporating significant advances in the field of neurobiological research over the past decade.;Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction to the revised edition -- Introduction to the first edition -- 1. Ghosts from the nursery -- 2. Grand central : early brain anatomy and violence -- 3. Before we knew it : prenatal exposure to drugs and malnutrition -- 4. Love's labor lost : adverse experiences in the womb and at birth -- 5. Jack be nimble, Jack be quick : the disruptive behavior disorders -- 6. Tea for two : the role of temperament -- 7. Baby, get your gun : the impact of trauma and head injury -- 8. The hand that rocks : the impact of early emotionbal deprivation -- 9. Where's poppa? -- 10. All the king's horses -- 11. And still we wait -- Epilogue -- Appendix A. Factors in early childhood associated with violent behavior that can be modified or prevented by early intervention -- Appendix B. Myths about the human brain -- Appendix C. Behavioral effects following prenatal drug exposure -- Appendix D. "Jeffrey" today -- Appendix E. The primary prevention of violence : a continuum of programs -- Appendix F. Resources.