If you are a parent through adoption, fostering, or raising a relative – you know that a high level of care giving is required to meet the needs of your child.
All children who have been abused, neglected, witnessed violence or had multiple caregivers have experienced some degree of trauma. These experiences can interfere with the typical course of development for children. Traditional discipline responses are ineffective and often counterproductive for traumatized children. Yet the behaviors of the children often leave parents feeling unsure of how to best meet their child’s needs. Even when these children are placed in a safe, loving home they often continue to respond in ways that were previously adaptive but are no longer necessary.
This workshop will offer insight, and practical strategies, to increase parent confidence in meeting the needs of their children.
