David Solomon and his wife, Kathleen, adopted their daughters at ten and twelve years old from two different state departments of social services. Their daughters are now twenty-seven and thirty-one. In the intervening years, as a family, they have navigated the fallout from the severe abuse and neglect their daughters suffered prior to adoption-and the resulting profound negative emotional consequences and diagnoses.David's philosophies, principles, and practices have been developed and shared with his daughters. He has learned a great deal about the challenges of parenting-and the additional challenges of caring for children adopted when they were older with pre-adoption histories and traumas. Over the years, David has learned the intricacies of psychology and psychiatry as he strived to ensure the well-being of his daughters. With this lived experience and hard-won wisdom, he wants to help parents help their children and families.
