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Did you know that positive experiences can fight off the harms of childhood trauma. Focusing only on preventing bad experiences in childhood misses a key point: positive experiences like feeling that your family is supportive in difficult times and feeling safe and protected by an adult at home. Family traditions such as daily shared reading time 📗 and pancake breakfasts can create a sense of belonging and can actually be a part counteracting trauma's effects. Dr. Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu states that, "I wish we could talk more about PCEs (positive childhood experiences), too. By focusing only on the negative, I fear we are giving parents — and adults who are grappling with their own childhood trauma — the false impression that prevention is the only way to mitigate the health consequences of adverse childhood experiences." Read more ➡️ https://ow.ly/Mii450RvaWz #Parenting #Healthequity #PositiveChildhoodExperiences #ParentingTips #ChildhoodTraumaAwareness #ResilientKids #MentalHealthMatters #FamilySupport #TraumaInformedCare #PositiveParenting #ChildhoodResilience

When you're parenting a child with developmental trauma/reactive attachment disorder, your other children may get the brunt of the chaos. We call them "glass children" as we as parents often inadvertently "see through them" and neglect to meet their needs. Join us for our next meeting to recognize this perhaps happening in your own home and ideas for how to nurture your other kiddos. If you're already a member, you can check your inbox for the upcoming registration email. Not a member yet but want to take part? There's still time to sign up and join our July 8 meeting! Visit www.radadvocates.org/join for more information. RAD Advocates members get MONTHLY live meetings to chat and learn from the RAD Advocates and other members. It's a time to connect with people who truly understand, take a break, and discover ways to navigate parenting a child with RAD.

Party pooper alert! I used to love fireworks as a kid, but as a mom, not so much. Fireworks can activate anxious behavior and trauma responses in children, especially those who are sensitive to noise in every day life. Although we can’t avoid fireworks all together, knowing ahead of time how you are going to manage your child’s anxiety is crucial to a peaceful holiday experience, and maintaining trust with the child. You don’t have to force a child who is afraid of fireworks to watch them. Period. I know this will be an unpopular opinion, but sometimes we have to change our traditions to support the wellbeing of the parent/child relationship, especially if that child has a history of trauma that could involve loud, scary noises. Have compassion and understanding for how children might perceive the experience even if you, as an adult, think it’s fun. Please share in the comments if the children you know with a history of trauma enjoy fireworks or not to spread awareness. For more tips and free resources on trauma-informed care, subscribe to my newsletter at BethTyson.com. #childpsychology #childwelfare #traumainformedcare

Thanks to today's presenters from the Youth Services Institute for an AMAZING presentation! Register early for next month's informative webinar with Sue Badeau. Register Here ➡https://bit.ly/3vQunla Join Us 🗓March 12th 🕰11:30 am - 1:00pm CST Available: 🌏 You will learn about 4 types of lying behaviors that are common in children with trauma histories: 1) Developmentally normal “story-telling” 2) Confabulation 3) Distorted thinking 4) Survival lying You'll also learn specific steps you can take to both prevent and address lying behaviors in children and teens, using strategies based on familiar trauma-based parenting approaches including TBRI, PACE, and ABCs of Behavior. You will receive a toolkit of prompts to help you assess and individualize your responses to meet the specific needs, strengths, and history of your child. Participants will be able to apply at least 3 specific prompting questions to assess how to customize their approach to lying behaviors in their child.

Parenting a child with developmental trauma is a confusing, lonely, and heart-wrenching experience for many. They need our support, not our judgment. Read the full post here: https://lnkd.in/gE-PcqWH

Each year, one in 15 high school students will report a suicide attempt. For every report, 53 of these will cause serious enough injury to warrant medical attention. This staggering data may seem like numbers on a page when viewed in reports or even here on this blog. However, it is much more than that. Landmarks for Families supports South Carolina’s youth and families through life’s trials and transitions, acting as a place where children can recover from trauma and abuse, find support for mental health, and prepare for a more hopeful future. We believe in meeting clients where they are through on-campus and in-home programs and resources, including our L.Y.G.H.T. Program. To learn more about how Landmarks for Families can help, please click here: https://loom.ly/SFoVXRw

Deepen your understanding of trauma with our Trauma-Informed Practice course! This strengths-based program helps practitioners address the impact of trauma on children and adolescents. 🌟 What You'll Learn: 🔹 Define and recognise childhood adversity and trauma 🔹 Understand trauma's effects on child development 🔹 Gain insights into how early experiences shape emotions, behaviors, and relationships 🔹 View behavior as communication 🔹 Appreciate the importance of safe, resilient relationships for recovery 🔹 Explore trauma-informed practices 🔹 Develop responsive strategies to trauma 🔹 Investigate the manifestations of childhood trauma in adults 🔹 Learn methods to overcome childhood trauma 👥 Who It's For: Social Care professionals, Carers, Advocates, Volunteers, Residential and Fostering Staff Join us in making a difference in the lives of those affected by trauma. Email info@reconstruct.co.uk or complete the contact us page, you can find here: https://lnkd.in/eKHykuqt. #TraumaInformedCare #ChildhoodTrauma #SocialCare #TraumaRecovery #ProfessionalDevelopment

HUGE importance in the details of this post, along with fitting children into impossibly static terms and categories - compliance and conforming are problematic things to be valuing. I have worked in situations where 'post incident' compliance was the only acceptable sign that things were 'safe' and 'back to normal' - whereas that expected compliance from Young People can be what prevents processing of bodily responses, and their nervous system's much needed reset. In classrooms everyday 'compliance' is most automatically interpreted as 'they are fine in school'. Actually compliance is always a survival technique in essence. For some of us compliance to the group is a relaxed and engaged state of every day survival odds being better in a group, so it feels safe and healthy. Compliant behaviour is less frequently a relaxed and engaged state for children; a learning brain is a questioning brain - a developing brain is a boundary testing brain - a playful brain - a 'messing about' brain. A brain developing a healthy sense of self is one that will conform only when a conforming 'fit' happens to occur, or for its survival.

To parent a child battling developmental trauma is a chaotic and sometimes dangerous experience for the whole family. Primary caregivers can develop post-traumatic stess disorder without even realizing it. If you're that parent, take the time to stop and assess what's going on for yourself and your home. If you're a professional/friend/family member, help that parent stop and do a reality check about their current state. RAD Advocates is here to help when needed. www.radadvocates.org.