Part 2: Ways we maximum the power of our unique position We ensure our responses to the behaviors, opportunities, stressors, etc. reflect the Trauma Lens Paradigm Shift (refer to the website for more videos and content on the Trauma Lens Paradigm shift)PACEBaylin, J. & Hughes, D. (2016). The...
Parenting qualities: When we sign up to be a foster or adoptive parent, we are most likely unaware of the depth of the task ahead. Most of us enter this parenting with an assumption that we have the needed skills. We may have parented other children, had good role models, or a preconceived idea of...
Emotional blindness and how it impacts parents parenting traumatized children What is it? Emotional blindness-referenced in D. Siegel’s book, then researched it. Emotional blindness: an inability to identify and describe one’s own and other’s emotions. It’s considered a personality trait that can...
Part Two: Fears of Summer. In the first, we covered the fear of “What will I do with the time?” Now, we will answer the three additional fears that parents have relayed to us throughout the years. Summer offers many opportunities for healing relationships, activities, and personal growth. By...
Summer is here! Schools are ending for the summer. During the school year, parents may dread the arrival of the school bus because there are so many unknowns. It is unknown if the child had a bad day at school (behavior problems), unknown if the child will have behavior problems at home that...
Parents often report their traumatized child goes from 0 to 100 in a millisecond! Learn about the Window of Tolerance (Siegel) and how it influences behaviors. Window of Tolerance Window of tolerance describes the “various intensities of emotional arousal [that] can be processed without disrupting...
“He just goes off completely, he changes from second to the next.” Learn how to use the escalation cycle to address the TDC: emotional...
I don’t want to be afraid of my child’s emotions! Sometimes being a parent is very difficult. We must experience our children’s emotions with them. Listen as we discuss how to positively use this...
Here are a few simple examples drawn from the descriptions above. Imagine for yourself the changes in communication that can be achieved with this simple technique. Examples: Opposing and conflicting Part of me wants chicken, but another part wants fish for dinner.Part of me wanted to get up when...