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a shocking, scary, or dangerous experience that can affect someone emotionally and physically.
What is a traumatic event?
Helps caregivers to better understand and respond to child/youth and deepen their understanding of child behavior.
What is attunement?
Grounding exercise, Deep Breathing, Meditation, going for outdoor walk.
What are positive coping skills?
1.Building your connections
2.Foster wellness
3.Find purpose
4.Embrace healthy thoughts
5.Seek help
What is building resilience?
Worrying a lot or feeling very anxious, sad, or fearful
Having frightening thoughts or flashbacks, reliving the experience
Avoiding places or people that bring back disturbing memories and responses.
What are trauma symptoms?
Video of father walking out on his son and uncle provided comfort and was attuned to what the son needed.
What is Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?
Intrusive thoughts and flashbacks that can just show up without a moment’s notice, affecting your ability to function due to a traumatic event.
What are triggers?
Three self protective mechanisms human's have.
What is fight, flight, or freeze?
the ability to adapt to life-changing situations, and emerging stronger than before.
What is resilience?
Reflecting, Validating, and Normalizing.
What is "mirror your child's experience"?
1. Keep Things in Perspective
2.Accept Change
3. Maintain a hopeful outlook
4. Learn from your past
What is embracing healthy thoughts?
Taking care of your body, practicing mindfulness, and avoiding negative outlets.
What is foster wellness?
1. Accepting that suffering is part of life.
2.Tuning into the good.
3.Is what I am doing helping or harming me?
What are three strategies to build resiliency?
-Having a curious stance.
-Mirroring your child's communication.
What are the key concepts of attunement?
Help others, be proactive, move toward Your goals, look for opportunities of self-discovery
What is "find purpose"?
connecting with empathetic and understanding people that remind you’re not alone in the midst of difficulties.
What is building your connections ?