NEW video teaches kids about trauma and the brain
I am so excited to share this exciting new resource with you! The Brain Game is a new psycho-educational, 20-minute
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Category: Parenting Help
1 in 5 kids who’ve spent time in foster care are LGBTQ: Valuable resources for parents
Coming out as LGBTQ can be particularly scary for kids who are in foster care or adopted. Here are the resources you need…
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Developmental Trauma and Psychosis
Though not symptoms of their developmental trauma, some children report hearing voices, seeing “beings,” or seem delusional. Here are the potential causes and what parents need to do about it.
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How to Start a Local Support Group
Looking to start a support group for parents of kids with developmental trauma and/or reactive attachment disorder (RAD)? Here’s some tips to help you get started.
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10 Survival Strategies for Summer
As school winds down, many families look forward to beach vacations, summer camps and lazy days. They break out the
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An Introduction to Developmental Trauma
To better serve children with developmental trauma, Kolk has proposed adding a new diagnosis to the DSM called Developmental Trauma Disorder (DTD). The new diagnostic criteria requires exposure to chronic trauma before the age of 5. This diagnosis would fully encompass the symptoms of developmental trauma bringing them under one umbrella.
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