by Valerie | Jun 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
Plus How You can Help Your Adopted Child Begin to Heal Childhood trauma can have long-term symptoms and effects. Though these symptoms show up differently from child to child and vary based on age, there are some general signs to help you know what to look for. ...
by Valerie | Jun 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Physical Effects Trauma Has on the Brain and How You Can Begin to Help Your Child Heal Repeated or prolonged exposure to trauma such as abandonment, neglect, abuse and other tragic events during childhood can leave lasting effects on the brain. Unfortunately, this...
by Valerie | May 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
Finding Balance in Your Parenting Style to Help Your Adopted Child with Trauma Learn to Trust and Heal Parenting can be challenging when you are raising an adopted child with trauma. Often, many of the popular parenting approaches, even those regarded as “biblical,”...
by Valerie | May 11, 2021 | Childhood Trauma, Parent Resources
Learning How to Help Your Adopted Child Heal from Childhood Trauma If you are the parent of an adopted child with trauma, you understand that the struggle is real. Finding ways to help your child heal and learn to trust can be a long and difficult journey. I went...
by Valerie | Apr 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
Plus How RAD is Treated Children with trauma can experience a host of developmental and emotional disorders. This is often due to the loss of trust and safety they experienced from the adults in their lives. One such disorder your child with trauma may be experiencing...
by Valerie | Apr 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
8 Self-Care Strategies for Stressed Parents Parenting is stressful even under the best of situations, but add on dealing with childhood trauma in your family and that stress becomes magnified. Caring for and helping your child with trauma heal is a full-time job, but...
by Valerie | Mar 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
Any parent understands that it is in a child’s nature to test the limits. However, for children with trauma, their poor behavior is caused by a brain injury. Despite this, it is key that you set boundaries for your adopted child with trauma. Boundaries not only help...
by Valerie | Mar 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
Under normal circumstances, family dynamics can be difficult at times. But when you have an adopted child with trauma, those challenges can be amplified. However, improving those relationships within your family is key to helping your child with trauma heal. When a...
by Valerie | Feb 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
Understanding the long-term effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACE) is important. As the parent of a child with trauma, understanding these long-term symptoms helps to keep your perspective on why it is so important to promote the healing process during...
by Valerie | Feb 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
Virtual Learning can be Harder for Children with Trauma, but Here Are Some Tips to Help This past year, we have had a lot of upheaval in our lives thanks to the pandemic. And until a vaccine is more widely distributed, virtual learning may still be a part of your...
