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As a trauma and emotion-centered psychotherapist, I am relieved that children are now being screened for toxic stress. Thinking about mental health as a byproduct of a child’s environment is an important addition to current thinking on how to improve children’s wellbeing. Rushing to diagnose a child with a potentially stigmatizing label, incorrectly blaming “defective” brain chemistry, resorting to unnecessary and sometimes toxic medications, and carrying out punishments do not address the underlying cause or help a child recover their self-confidence and ability to thrive.

ACEs and Toxic Stress: How We Can Heal Children’s Brains

As a trauma and emotion-centered psychotherapist, I am relieved that children are now being screened for toxic stress. Thinking about mental health as a byproduct of a child’s environment is an important addition to current thinking on how to improve children’s wellbeing. Rushing to diagnose a child with a potentially stigmatizing label, incorrectly blaming “defective”

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Posted by Hilary Jacobs Hendel | Posted in Attachment, Our Voices, Therapies, Trauma, Treatment, Uncategorized |
Paying attention was so hard. I had to be on all of the time, kind of even when sleeping.

Paying Attention: The Most Exhausting Part of Parenting with ACEs!

[Original version published at ACEs Too High, May 26, 2016] Self-care? What’s that? I used to sneak away for a hot bath as often as possible when my daughter was in the need-me-every-minute years. I’d soak long past when the water went cold and I felt guilty at times but sometimes I needed to be alone.

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Posted by Cissy White | Posted in Attachment, Our Voices, Parenting Traumatized Children, Therapeutic Parenting, Trauma |
What Therapists Want Parents to Know

What Therapists Want Parents to Know

–by Susan M. Ward, LPC In April, ATN blogger Lorraine Fuller wrote a powerful post about what she would like therapists to know. I, like many ATN readers, knew exactly what she meant. Not all therapists are equipped to handle the complex needs of families struggling with attachment disorders and trauma. But there are good

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Posted by Guest Author | Posted in Parenting Traumatized Children, Therapeutic Parenting, Therapies, Trauma |
Trauma-Informed Parentin

Trauma-Informed Parenting: What Adoptive & Foster Parents Can Teach About ACEs

[original version published on Parenting with ACEs on June 5, 2016] There are many adults with low ACE scores who parent children with high ACE scores. These parents are often feisty and fierce advocates who tirelessly seek out support, strategies and solutions to make the lives of their children easier and better. They are some of the

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Posted by Cissy White | Posted in Attachment, Our Voices, Parenting Traumatized Children, Therapeutic Parenting, Trauma |
Three Things Parents Want Therapists To Do

Three Things Parents Want Therapists To Do

Last month, I shared three things that parents want therapists to know: Parents don’t know if they can trust therapists. Parents love their kids. Parents are juggling multiple responsibilities. I promised a follow-up, so here it is, three things parents want therapists to do. 1) Please listen to us. We know a lot about our

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Posted by Lorraine Fuller | Posted in Attachment, Parenting Traumatized Children, Therapeutic Parenting, Therapies |
Mother's Day. Beautiful and Complicated.

Mother’s Day. Beautiful and Complicated.

–by Neeva Carter The moment I heard my children’s names, my world stood still. I was at work, standing in an empty room on the phone, listening to our social worker run through the highlights of their story. She was reluctant to tell me anything, having only agreed because the children’s social worker had begged,

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Posted by Guest Author | Posted in Attachment, Our Voices, Parenting Traumatized Children, Trauma |

Behavior: Conscious or Unconscious?

–by Janyne McConnaughey, PhD The teacher and I exchanged knowing looks as a kindergartener flung herself across the table, scattering crayons and paper in every direction. We understood that intervening at this moment would only make it worse, although it probably was going to get worse anyway. I was a volunteer. I had no clue

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Posted by Christa Nelson | Posted in Attachment, Education, Parenting Traumatized Children, Trauma, Trauma Sensitive Schools |

It’s Not Always Depression: An Emotional Education

–by Laura Dennis, with much gratitude to Hilary Jacobs Hendel, to whom I owe both the title and content of this post This is not a book review Last month, I wrote a post previewing Hilary Jacobs Hendel’s new book, It’s Not Always Depression: Working the Change Triangle to Listen to the Body, Discover Core

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Posted by Christa Nelson | Posted in Attachment, Book Reviews, Education, Therapeutic Parenting, Therapies, Trauma |

Maybe It Isn’t Depression?

–by Laura Dennis I don’t know about you, but parenting a child who has suffered trauma and been diagnosed with reactive attachment disorder can bring out a side of me no one should ever see. I’ve yelled far more than I care to admit (it’s a miracle I still have a voice with which to

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Posted by Christa Nelson | Posted in Attachment, Book Reviews, Therapies, Trauma |

15 Gifts that Promote Attachment and Bonding

–by Sara Borgstede (originally posted on the author’s blog, The Holy Mess, on November 14, 2017) Have you recently given birth to a baby or brought a new family member into your home through foster care or adoption? Maybe you are a relative or friend looking for Christmas gifts for a new little one in

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Posted by Christa Nelson | Posted in Attachment, Parenting Traumatized Children, Uncategorized |
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