Coquitlam Public Library

Parenting the Traumatized Child

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Parenting the Traumatized Child

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Originally produced by Cavalcade Productions in 2004

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"The first thing you have to provide for them is a safe, comfortable environment. Number one, they need to develop a feeling of trust and comfort and security. And it needs to go for a long period of time-it's got to be something that they can count on day in and day out"- Dale Latimer, high school teacher Therapists and foster and adoptive parents, along with former foster children, examine the particular challenges in caring for severely traumatized children. Topics Behaviors encountered by parents Grounding and de-escalation Problems with attachment in traumatized children Traumatized children's nightmares Environment and structure for traumatized children Boundaries and time outs for traumatized children Developing trust in traumatized children Working with therapists Burnout, respite, and self-care

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