This therapy for adopted children involves restraint and forcing a child to break down--it's VERY controversial!

The technique known as "holding therapy" is hotly debated. It is employed mainly with children who have been placed in foster care or who have been newly adopted. Kids living in those conditions often have behavior problems that must be treated. They can show a lack of thankfulness and love for their caregivers because they're cautious about giving their trust to anyone after whatever difficulties they may have been through.

In this form of therapy, a therapist or parent firmly holds a child to cause an outburst of rage that will supposedly help purge the child of negative emotions. If the child's opposition is overcome, these therapists say a successful relationship can finally be built. When the child breaks down, he is reduced to a level in which the parents can start caring and parenting with a clean slate through cradling, rocking, bottle feeding, and eye contact. The intent is to build attachment and to teach obedience.

However, holding therapy has been tied to several child deaths. It has been derided as pseudoscience and outright child abuse that can lead to negative effects for the child later on. As a result, it is not considered part of the mainstream of therapeutic approaches.

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