{"product_id":"beneath-the-behavior-latina-figures-9798186651796","title":"Beneath the Behavior: A Trauma-Informed Guide to Foster Parenting, Healing, and Everyday Compassion","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat if the behavior you see is only the surface of the story?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA child may seem angry, defiant, withdrawn, controlling, dishonest, or impossible to reach. But beneath those behaviors may be fear, grief, hunger, shame, loss, uncertainty, and a nervous system shaped by survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeneath the Behavior\u003c\/b\u003e is a compassionate, practical guide for foster parents, kinship caregivers, teachers, helping professionals, and anyone who wants to understand trauma with greater clarity and respond with greater wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough relatable stories, reflection questions, and everyday tools, LaTina Figures explains how trauma can affect the brain, body, emotions, relationships, and behavior. Readers will learn how to recognize survival responses, build felt safety, connect before correcting, prepare for triggers and setbacks, support teens, honor first families, and care for themselves along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, you will discover how to: \u003c\/p\u003eRecognize behavior as communicationUnderstand fight, flight, freeze, and fawn responses\u003cbr\u003eBuild trust through consistency, structure, and compassion\u003cbr\u003eRespond to meltdowns, aggression, food hoarding, lying, withdrawal, and control\u003cbr\u003eCreate routines and rituals that help children feel safeUse connection, co-regulation, and repair after conflict\u003cbr\u003eSupport reunification while respecting a child's love for their first family\u003cbr\u003eRecognize caregiver stress, burnout, and secondary trauma\u003cbr\u003eApply trauma-informed compassion at home, school, work, and in everyday life\u003cp\u003eTrauma-informed care does not mean ignoring boundaries or allowing unsafe behavior. It means looking beneath the behavior, understanding the need, and responding with both structure and compassion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHealing does not happen through perfection. It happens through safe relationships, repeated moments of trust, and adults who keep showing up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Latina Figures\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798186651796\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.21d","brand":"Latina Figures","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49174259368191,"sku":"9798186651796","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beneath-the-behavior-latina-figures-9798186651796","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}