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Is the CTSS2019 Conference for Parents? No…and Yes!

Countless longtime members of ATN are parenting children severely impacted by early trauma. They may carry the painful memories of searching far and wide for trauma-informed resources, as do many who serve on ATN’s staff and board. Each year, members ask whether or not parents should attend ATN’s Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools (CTSS) Conference. The answer

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Posted by Julie Beem | Posted in Education, Our Voices, Trauma Sensitive Schools, Trauma-Informed Events, Uncategorized |
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Dear Educator, Part III

Dear educator, Here we are, the last of my three letters about childhood trauma. I appreciate you taking the time to read what I have to say. Here are my last pieces of trauma-sensitive teacher advice. Kids with trauma need teachers to understand that emotional age does not always equal chronological age. From day to

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Posted by Sandi Lerman | Posted in Advocacy, Education, Our Voices, Parenting Traumatized Children, Recent Posts, Trauma, Trauma Sensitive Schools |

Dear Educator, Part II

Dear educator, In my first letter, I shared some things I didn’t know about kids with trauma. In this installment, I would like to share what some of what I have learned. Kids with trauma are just trying to survive Because his brain has been changed by trauma and he feels his very life might

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Posted by Sandi Lerman | Posted in Education, Our Voices, Trauma, Trauma Sensitive Schools |
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Dear Educator: A Series of Heartfelt Letters about what Kids with Trauma Need in School

Dear educator, Thank you so much for teaching my child. I appreciate this opportunity to share with you some insight into the challenges that my child has been having in your classroom and as a student in your school. I was one of you. A few short years ago, I was in your shoes. I

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Posted by Sandi Lerman | Posted in Advocacy, Education, Our Voices, Parenting Traumatized Children, Trauma, Trauma Sensitive Schools |
BRAVE - book review

What I Learned -or Remembered- when I Read Brave

1) There are (at least) 2 kinds of being brave. One is an illusion in which we tell ourselves a version of events that we would like to be true. The other is the real deal. It involves facing our fears head on and living to tell the tale. In a future ATN blog post,

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Posted by Laura Dennis | Posted in Book Reviews, Our Voices, Trauma |

Respect Thy Parent Voice

–by Donald Craig Peterson [originally published on the author’s blog, Adopting Faith: A Father’s Unconditional Love, March 19, 2018] Plain and simple. Parents know their children best from years of observation and interaction. They might not used fancy terms. They might not know the latest clinical terms. But they are the experts.  If someone asks.

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Posted by D. Craig Peterson | Posted in Advocacy, Parenting Traumatized Children, Therapeutic Parenting |

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 |
Julie Beem

Oh No…He’s One of “Ours”

–by Julie Beem I knew it. As the news poured in on that Wednesday afternoon about the shooting at the Broward County high school, my heart sank, not only for the unspeakable trauma of all involved and the loss of so many lives, but for whatever had…or hadn’t…happened before to this young man we now

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Posted by Christa Nelson | Posted in Advocacy, Trauma |

Some Thoughts on Oprah

–by Laura Dennis Yes, I’m talking about that Oprah. Specifically, her 60 Minutes segment and online followup about childhood trauma. I’m not especially given to following celebrities, not even when they support causes I believe in. But last night, I was glued first to my TV, then my computer screen. This time a celebrity was speaking straight into

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Posted by Christa Nelson | Posted in Advocacy, Trauma |
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