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Journaling for Healing from Childhood Trauma
How to Use Writing to Heal and Become the Hero of Your Own Story Trauma leaves a mark on us–not just emotionally, but physically too. It alters our brain and it lives within the cells of our bodies. When we’ve experienced trauma, we can have the tendency to suppress...
When Your Child Has a Meltdown: De-escalation Techniques That Actually Work
Plus Why Meltdowns Happen Meltdowns happen; it’s just a fact of growing up. But children with trauma are more prone to having meltdowns when they become dysregulated. As a parent, caregiver, or teacher, using the right de-escalation techniques can diffuse the...
5-Minute Brain Breaks That Transform Your Classroom and Home
Plus the Benefits of Taking a Mental Break from Tasks Letting your brain take a mental break from the task at hand gives you a chance to reset and refocus. This concept isn’t a new one, but educational research on the benefits of brain breaks keeps growing. While...
The Ultimate Guide to Creating a Trauma-Informed “Calm Corner” at Home
3 Things Every Space for Self-Regulation Should Have As a parent of a child with trauma, there is nothing more that you want for them than to feel safe and loved. You have probably spent plenty of time working on creating a routine that works and speaking to your...
How to Heal Childhood Trauma by Understanding Attachment Style
The 4 Attachment Styles and How Understanding Them Helps Inform Healing from Trauma We are always talking about children being able to form healthy attachments or relationships with their caregivers. This is also known as a secure attachment, and is the most ideal...
How to Create Emotional Safety for Children with Trauma
Building Positive, Safe Relationships with Your Child When a child feels emotionally safe, it changes everything. Children who are safe and comfortable in a relationship speak more freely, explore with more confidence, and begin to trust–not just those around them,...
The 3 R’s That Changed Everything: Regulate, Relate, and Reason Explained
How to Connect with Your Child when They are Dysregulated Emotional dysregulation–you hear that phrase a lot and it has a really big impact on parenting and relationships. Emotional dysregulation can occur in any person, though it happens even more often in children...
Your Child Isn’t “Bad” – They Have a Brain Injury
Understanding Trauma's Impact on Brain and Behavioral Development When children routinely misbehave, they are often labeled as a “bad” kid. But if your child has experienced trauma, it’s not that they are a bad kid–they actually have a brain injury. Trauma can trigger...
The Role of Childhood Trauma in Sleep Problems
How Childhood Trauma Impacts Sleep Quality Childhood trauma is most known for affecting behavior and emotions. But trauma doesn’t take a break at night when your child is sleeping. In this article, we take a look at why kids with trauma experience sleep disturbances...
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