How to Avoid Triggering and Being Triggered by Our Kids
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption, Foster & Kinship Care
11/17/21
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Do your child's reactions seem bigger than they should be to everyday events? Are your reactions sometimes a bit too big? What causes us to get triggered by our kids or to trigger them? We talk with Dr. Tripp Ake, a licensed psychologist with over 20 years of experience in the field of child trauma treatment. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University Medical Center and the program director for the National Child Traumatic Stress Network.
In this episode, we cover:
- What do we mean by “triggering” and how does it differ from getting our buttons pushed?
- What’s the difference between being triggered and being annoyed or irritated?
- How to become a trauma detective?
- What types of things can trigger a child?
- How much of having our “buttons pushed” stems from the belief that our child’s behavior is a reflection on us as parents?
- How do the belief systems that we grow up with impact us as adults? We may not even be aware that hold these values and may not even agree with them.
- How can we identify the things in our past that make us likely to be triggered?
- Examples of things parents have told us drives them to distraction (aka triggers them).
- Whining
- Disrespect
- Two universal parenting tips for improving a child’s behavior.
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content:
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Please leave us a rating or review. This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them.
Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content:
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November 10, 2021
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Trauma can impact almost every single aspect of a child's development. But there are things parents can do to buffer that impact. We talk with Brett Loftis, CEO of Crossnore Communities for Children and Dr. Dawn O'Malley, Crossnore's Senior Director of Clinical Services.
In this episode, we cover:
- How can trauma impact a child’s attachment and relationships?
- How does this impact them in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood?
- How can trauma affect a child’s physical development or brain development?
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- Self-regulation
- Disassociation
- How does trauma impact the way the child sees and values herself?
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- How can trauma impact a child’s ability to learn?
- What are some of the long-term physical health consequences of having been exposed to trauma as a child?
- What can parents and other adults do to build resilience in our kids to help withstand some of the impacts of trauma?
This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content:
- Weekly podcasts
- Weekly articles/blog posts
- Resource pages on all aspects of family building
Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/creatingafamily
Please leave us a rating or review. This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them.
Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content:
- Weekly podcasts
- Weekly articles/blog posts
- Resource pages on all aspects of family building
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Home Based Therapy
November 24, 2021
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Have you ever thought that it would be a lot more effective if the therapist could really see your child in action? That's the gist of home-based therapy. We talk with Stephanie Glickman, a licensed clinical social worker at the Clinical Director of the Family Centered Treatment Foundation and an adjunct professor at the University of North Carolina Charlotte's School of Social Work.
In this episode, we cover:
- What is home-based therapy?
- Is it family therapy or child therapy?
- Why is it so effective for families struggling with behavioral issues?
- What type of issues respond well to in-home therapy?
- What does the research show about the effectiveness of home-based therapy vs. residential placement?
- How does in-home therapy work? How often does the therapist come? How long do they stay? How long does it need to continue?
- What if the child does not act out while the therapist is in the home?
- Who in the home participates in home-based therapy? Parents? Siblings? Others?
- Are their confidentiality concerns with this type of therapy?
- What are some of the advantages and disadvantages to home-based therapy?
- How does the cost of this therapy compare to office-based therapy?
- Does Medicaid cover home-based therapy?
- How do you find an in-home therapist that is knowledgeable about adoption and fostering and the trauma these kids may have experienced?
- What are some tips for knowing if you have found a good fit between the therapist and your family?
- Family Centered Treatment Foundation
This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content:
- Weekly podcasts
- Weekly articles/blog posts
- Resource pages on all aspects of family building
Please leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/creatingafamily
Please leave us a rating or review. This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them.
Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content:
- Weekly podcasts
- Weekly articles/blog posts
- Resource pages on all aspects of family building
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