relationship

Creating and Maintaining "Relationship"

Posted Mon, 06/22/2009 - 11:38 by MatthewS

On of the things that Bryan Post discussing is the need to bring your kids into "Relationship" with yourself. A big part of that is developing a state of being where you rarely (if ever) lose your cool and move into a reactive place.

A child who has never really experienced trauma naturally feels safe with his or her parents even when they get angry or upset. A Child of Trauma immediately goes into fight, freeze, or flight when a parent moves into a reactive mode.

Helping Children Heal

Posted Sun, 04/12/2009 - 15:24 by MatthewS

This video is excerpts from "Trauma, Brain, and Relationship: Helping Children Heal". You can find more information about the video: http://www.healingresources.info/emotional_trauma_online_video.htm

From the HealingResources.info site:

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.

Practical Tools for Foster Parents

Posted Wed, 10/29/2008 - 20:58 by MatthewS
Author: 
Lana Temple-Plotz
Ted P. Stricklett
Christena B. Baker
Michael N. Sterba
ISBN: 
1889322490

This book looks at foster parent/child relationships and explores tools to help foster parents create safe and healthy environments.

A must read for any parent engaging in an at risk (fost-adopt) adoption or fostering children in their home.