The Kite Runner is a film that parents of Children of Trauma will deeply empathize with. It represents, at its core, many of the things we need to help our children work through. It tells a story of horrific abuse - physical, emotional, and sexual. It explores the shame that comes with rape--and not just the emotions of the person who was abused. It weaves a narrative around loss of parents and loved ones. But it also tells a story of unabiding hope for the future.
Dark, Bad, Day...Go Away! is a lovely little story about two little dogs who have experienced some kind of traumatic experience. They are going through all sorts of awful emotions ranging from anxiety to self blame.
Secondary Trauma is a phenomenon where a person or persons who have not experienced the trauma themselves show symptoms of the trauma. In the case of the Child of Trauma it is most often the care giver (foster or adoptive parent) who experiences this kind of trauma.
This 30-minute documentary video about psychological or emotional trauma in children is taken from interviews conducted at the From Neurons to Neighborhoods community conferences. The documentary is an overview to help those who care about children recognize, prevent and heal psychological trauma. Internationally and nationally recognized authorities who work with children and teenagers in the field of emotional trauma, including Drs. Bruce Perry and Daniel Siegel, offer new insight and information about the origins of relationship/developmental problems, as well as problems associated with PTSD later in life.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a comprehensive, integrative psychotherapy approach. It contains elements of many effective psychotherapies in structured protocols that are designed to maximize treatment effects. These include psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral, interpersonal, experiential, and body-centered therapies.
If you have a child with a DSM IV diagnosis, then chances are your child also suffers from trauma. If you have a child diagnosed with Reactive Attachment Disorder, then I am sure your child also suffers from trauma and/or an anxiety related disorder! By the time a parent finds this site, many of the parents have been traumatized and are suffering from trauma as well.
Our perspective is from a holistic integrative view, asserting a basic point of departure about human nature. This basic point of departure is that we are all born with a divine spark. Following birth, many things dynamically happen that impede or foster our individual and personal growth—both physically and emotionally.
"Kids get exposed to all sorts of traumatic events in their young lives and for most, they can escape from serious emotional harm. One way to do that is through treatment of the trauma."
