by Valerie | Oct 30, 2023 | Childhood Trauma, Parent Resources
What Every Early Childhood Educator Needs to Know About Childhood Trauma Becoming a Childhood Trauma Informed Educator When a child experiences trauma very early in life, it can have a profound impact on their development. Small children with trauma have had their...
by Valerie | Sep 6, 2023 | Childhood Trauma, Parent Resources, School Resources
Tips for Parents and Teachers for Building Personal Resilience As the parent or guardian of a child with trauma, or even a teacher, it feels like you always have to be “on” for your children. You are constantly having to put your own needs aside to help guide...
by Valerie | Aug 22, 2023 | Childhood Trauma, Parent Resources, School Resources
Cultivating an Environment that Allows Students a Voice and a Choice One of the things that many students with childhood trauma struggle with are feelings of powerlessness. They are too familiar with pain, harm, and uncertainty that are out of their control. ...
by Valerie | Aug 8, 2023 | Childhood Trauma, Parent Resources, School Resources
Helping Students Internally Regulate in Order to Focus Every human experiences the world through their external five senses (taste, smell, touch, sight, and hearing) as well as internal senses (interoception and proprioception). When it comes to students, we...
by Valerie | Jul 25, 2023 | Childhood Trauma, Parent Resources, School Resources
Plus How to Manage Overreaction to Stress Teaching can be rewarding but it can also be difficult at times. Have you ever found yourself thinking that a student is overreacting? It’s important to stop and really think about this though. When someone’s...
by Valerie | Jul 11, 2023 | Childhood Trauma, Parent Resources, School Resources
The Lifelong Consequences of Untreated Childhood Trauma Could Include Jail Time My focus is on healing childhood trauma. It’s for good reason too. Not only does it help improve your own mental health, but it can vastly improve your life. To expound on that point,...