General Facts
What is trauma?
Trauma is a scary, dangerous, upsetting, violent or life threating event that can happen to anyone
What are three examples of trauma/traumatic events?
Natural disasters (surviving a hurricane, tornado, tsunami), losing someone you care about, being separated from family, car accident, school shooting, bullying, physical or sexual abuse, etc
What is the fastest animal in the world?
Cheetah
What is the name of the dragon is Mulan?
Mushu
True or False: Talking about trauma is easy.
FALSE
Experiencing trauma affects the way a kid thinks about
a)self,
b)caregivers
c)the world
d)all three
D. All Three
What is neglect?
Neglect is when a parent or caregiver does not give their kids necessary food, clothing, shelter, education, supervision or medical care.
What vegetable is used to make pickles?
Cucumbers
What sport is Princess Merida good at?
Archery
What is avoidance?
When someone avoids talking or thinking about something that is upsetting. Usually it means changing the subject.
Why does trauma change the way we think about ourselves, parents and the world?
We learn by experiences and our experiences shape what we believe and think.
What is child physical abuse? Give an example.
Physical abuse is an injury caused to a child on purpose by an adult in a caring role.
What flavor Doritos come in a blue bag?
Cool Ranch
What city does "Ratatouille" take place in?
Paris
Name 3 of the most common reasons kids are placed in foster care.
Neglect, Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Truancy, Incarceration of a family member, Abandonment, Death of natural parent (rare), Voluntary placement (rare). Most often, it is due to a combination of these.
What are the most common feelings after a child or teen experiences a stressful or scary event?
scared, confused, ashamed, sad, angry, anxious
What is sexual abuse?
When an adult touches a child in a sexual way.
What wild animal are dogs related to?
Wolves
Who was the very first princess that Disney made a movie about?
Snow White
What is resiliency?
Surviving and getting through something even when things are hard.
What are the most common thoughts after a child or teen experiences a stressful or scary event?
thinking about the trauma, blaming self for what happened, worrying about what will happen in the future
What is complex trauma?
When a person experiences more than 1 traumatic experience in their life.
How many colors are in a rainbow?
7
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet (ROYGBIV).
In the movie Tangled, what part of Flynn Ryder's body is always drawn incorrectly on his "Wanted" posters?
His Nose
Share a good reason a child might not tell they were being abused or neglected.
They tried before and no one did anything, it just seemed “normal” and like “my life”, they might worry that it will just cause more problems for the family, they might blame themselves for the abuse or for “not telling sooner”.