tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post4752183968868925016..comments2024-02-24T18:30:26.749-07:00Comments on prairiemary: THE BOY WHO WAS RAISED AS A DOG: ReviewUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-47104612769329384312013-12-11T14:54:25.828-07:002013-12-11T14:54:25.828-07:00I loved the final paragraph about art. Art is very...I loved the final paragraph about art. Art is very important in this world and we shouldn't be fixed "between the lines."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-28070591099382696442013-12-11T14:35:54.688-07:002013-12-11T14:35:54.688-07:00The thing that this book taught me is that sometim...The thing that this book taught me is that sometimes, pills aren't the only medicine. Children's misbehavior isn't always caused by disorders. Sometimes childhood neglect is worse than any disorder and pills can't heal abuse. Children just need a loving hand sometimes. A hug, a high five, a kiss on the forehead. It may not seem like much to us, but to those kids, it could mean the world. This book should make you want to be a better person and treat people differently. Stand up for that kid who's being bullied. Invite the kid over who's parents work all day and night and can't even come home for dinner. Heroes don't always wear capes. Be the best you can be, and help those in need.<br /><br />-Rob DavisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-3479028975169035562013-12-11T11:15:55.720-07:002013-12-11T11:15:55.720-07:00This book seemed fairly dense at some points with ...This book seemed fairly dense at some points with medical terms and so it lost my interest, but it was very informative.JHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-82629692574595708112013-12-11T11:11:30.853-07:002013-12-11T11:11:30.853-07:00It was a fair review I guess, I mostly skimmed the...It was a fair review I guess, I mostly skimmed the book due to its dense nature but it was thought provoking. There is much more that goes on in the book however, this review only really touches on three chapters.JHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-11786911600623072742013-12-10T16:02:48.377-07:002013-12-10T16:02:48.377-07:00"The boy who was raised as a dog"
This ..."The boy who was raised as a dog"<br /><br />This book really got to me from the beginning to the end, because you really shouldn't judge a person without really getting to know them. The first story was about a little girl named Tina, who got abused for a two- year period starting when she was four and ended when she was six. The perpetrator was a sixteen year old boy, who happened to be her babysitters son. He also molested not only Tina but her younger brother, Michael, while their mother was at work. The way that Tina's problems were being viewed as by other physiatrist was that she was inattentive, had a discipline problem, impulsive, and noncompliant. What pisses me off is that Dr. Perry knew that there was far more things going on in her life than half of those mentioned. In general this book really connected to me and it makes me look at the world in a whole different way. Now that I've this abnormal psychology class has come to an end, i can say this class and reading the boy who was raised as a dog, and the state boys rebellion really changed my way of thinking and viewing life as a whole. I really recommend anyone that's thinking or is taking a psychology major to read these two amazing books. <br /><br />- M. Loaiza <br />Ai studentMaria Loaizanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-39085454436687352102013-12-09T16:52:08.800-07:002013-12-09T16:52:08.800-07:00This was a shocking reading to most of us. Most o...This was a shocking reading to most of us. Most of these kids needed love as a medicine as opposed to pills for proper healing. <br /><br />Troy C. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-3303661021357428802013-12-09T11:22:59.086-07:002013-12-09T11:22:59.086-07:00The boy who was raised as a dog, was a good book. ...The boy who was raised as a dog, was a good book. However, it didn't take reading this book to tell me that children are easily influenced by abuse. I already knew that from experiences of my own. To this day there are things that happened to me early on that still affect me more than what might be considered "bigger" things that have happened in the present. I think it's all how you as a human being were handled growing up. Kids don't come into the world with sadness in their hearts or hurt or anger. It is what they experience that brings that to them. A positive experience, or lack there of, can make or break a child. Now as for the whole living in a village vs a city? I think that's ridiculous. It's not where you live, it's how you live and who you live with. But hey that's just my personal opinion. People in the city can be just as caring as those in a village and people in a village can be just as cruel as those in the city. People are people. Some of us are caring, some of us not so much. Isn't the whole point of this to try and understand other people and why they act the way they do? It's how you were raised and people are being raised poorly in both cities and villages and vice versa. As for the "manipulation" aspect, I don't buy that either. I think that generally all people are good at heart, even if it's just the teensiest bit. I think that they genuinely had to wait for the bus and I think that perry was worried, because people by nature are good at heart. Maybe I'm naive in thinking so, but I think that's the bones of it, people live for each other. That's the only way we make it by in a world filled with strangers on a speck of dust floating in space a million miles from another speck of dust. All we have is each other. So by nature we live for each other, and by nature we are generally good even if it's in the deepest darkest recesses of our soul. That's what makes a stranger drive another stranger home on a dark cold night, that's what makes Mama P hug people, that's why I don't need a book to tell me I should treat everyone kindly, even though the world hasn't always been so kind to me. Andria Faiellanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-16019373195849227022013-12-09T11:03:35.125-07:002013-12-09T11:03:35.125-07:00I didn't read much into "The Boy Who Was ...I didn't read much into "The Boy Who Was Raised As A Dog" but what I did read really shocked me. I didn't realize that so many bad things happened to so many children. I think that I didn't realize this was because I had a really good childhood and I guess that it makes me a little bit ignorant. Reading this book makes me want to be a better person and to be kind to everyone even if they're being an asshole.<br />-Alicen BeaupreAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-8521180874406965592013-12-09T09:49:12.628-07:002013-12-09T09:49:12.628-07:00As someone who read this book, it has made clear a...As someone who read this book, it has made clear above all that children are far more susceptible to abuse and adverse effects afterwards than adults. Also, the mind is growing thoughout childhood, mostly in the first 3 years and when abuse happens in those years, it affects the most out of any other years. As someone who can relate to mental abuse, it spoke volumes to problems that I've had/have and to how I might be able to solve them. I will say that I disagree on villages being better than city, it all depends on who you surround yourself with, supportive people or negetive people, just make sure it's people that you can count on and that are supportive to you. Another one is that I think the mother wasn't trying to pull any tricks to use Perry in Chicago, I believe she was overwhelmed, didn't want to seem weak to accept help, but needed any help she could get. These are all points I feel and of my own opinion, all in all this is a great post, please keep this up we need more people to show this kind of view to shed a "better" light in the healing process in mental health. Ryan Nicholsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-50948639796491962852013-12-08T21:13:33.865-07:002013-12-08T21:13:33.865-07:00With the few chapters I read of the book I loved D...With the few chapters I read of the book I loved Dr. Perry's determination to help children. I admire him in every way possible, I think I'l finish the book reading this review. Brianna Correanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-16550514141041153782013-12-08T17:48:04.427-07:002013-12-08T17:48:04.427-07:00Sadly, I didn't read too much into this book e...Sadly, I didn't read too much into this book either. But reading this article as made me interested to read and learn of such dark cases. I do enjoy the part mentioned in the review about Dr.Perry telling the ranger to check the girl's pulse. I thought it was badass.Zacarias Ticzonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-89822110132614977002013-12-06T21:48:49.767-07:002013-12-06T21:48:49.767-07:00One thing I'll take away from this book was ho...One thing I'll take away from this book was how Dr. Perry treated his patients as humans. They are just that, like you and I. It's perplexing to think there are people in positions of power that view patients more like animals than humans. They'll look behind the glass at the sick dog, but they won't go inside the room to see whats really wrong so to speak. I believe that is what separated Dr. Perry from others in his field. -Matthew C PerezMatthew C Pereznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-91825983373035192962013-12-05T08:11:36.425-07:002013-12-05T08:11:36.425-07:00from what i read from the boy who was raised as a ...from what i read from the boy who was raised as a dog. it was phanominal. it made me wish that there were more doctors out there like Perry. also got me angry abut some peoples ignorance and what they are not doing for children that need help.<br /><br />Torri Tucker<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-76350842341265969982013-12-04T17:16:58.491-07:002013-12-04T17:16:58.491-07:00At times I found it hard to continue to read this ...At times I found it hard to continue to read this book. There are many cases that made me sad. No child should have to live the way the many children in the book did.<br />-SLGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-47013770837064667602013-12-04T12:39:15.497-07:002013-12-04T12:39:15.497-07:00I read The Boy Who Was Raised A Dog this autumn, a...I read The Boy Who Was Raised A Dog this autumn, and it touched my heart very deeply for how one individual, Dr. Bruce Perry, can make a difference for traumatized patients overcome their adversities. And I totally agree with Dr. Perry in the book that human relationships are so imperative. One of the things that compelled me about reading the book was that he would present a series of cases that demonstrates how neglect and abuse of children triggers their neurological development. After reading the novel, one of the things I admire Dr. Perry for was his notion on how healing is about using love and tenderness rather than some technique of medication to heal distorted human relationships. I highly encourage new parents and mental health experts to read it as it conveys the importance of 'listening' to your child. A fabulous read indeed to open your mind to a new perspective.Matthew Cobrinhttp://www.initial-creative.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-19581614599262770582009-03-25T12:42:00.000-06:002009-03-25T12:42:00.000-06:00Your last paragraph says it all, amen.Your last paragraph says it all, amen.Art Durkeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463180236975988432noreply@blogger.com