"As Dr. Miller has written this book for the lay reader, it is straightforward and free of jargon. She has included plentiful detail . . . her analysis is incisive and compassionate, and . . . relevant across national boundaries . . . The problem of children's rights is pressing, as is the problem of violence in American society. And as the two problems are linked, Dr. Miller's book could not be more timely." -- Kathleen McCaffrey, The Baltimore Sun

"Affecting." -- Betsy Amster, Ms. magazine

"[Miller] is compassionate, and her insights and evaluations are disquieting." -- Valerie Brooks, Psychology Today

"Miller proceeds anecdotally and intuitively, and what makes her decidedly idiosyncratic and individualistic argument convincing is that it sounds like the truth. " -- Carolyn See, Los Angeles Times Book Review

"Not only does she bring an original psychoanalytic perspective to child abuse; her voice is uniquely informed by impassioned social concern." -- Louise Armstrong, The Women's Review of Books

"Powerful . . . Miller's well-informed book carried profound implications for the way the world is and might be governed." -- Booklist

"Compellingly illustrate[s] how measures applied 'for the child's own good' often crush the developing self." -- Publishers Weekly

"An intelligent, crusading effort with wide appeal." -- Library Journal