by Valerie | Aug 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
Why Children with Trauma Exhibit Poor Behavior Actually Have a Brain Injury and How to Help them Thrive in School Childhood trauma is unfortunately prevalent in today’s society. As an educator, it is inevitable that you will have a student that has experienced adverse...
by Valerie | Jul 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
Tips to Help Your Adopted Child with Trauma and Their Educators Get Ready for a New School Year Change can be hard for children with trauma, even the change that a new school year brings. As with anything having to do with your adopted child with trauma, it’s key to...
by Valerie | Jul 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
There is No “One Size Fits All” for Disciplining a Child Childhood trauma can leave a trail of destruction. Repeated exposure to it causes an actual brain injury that can change how a child behaves and reacts. Fortunately, the brain continues to grow and change up...
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...
