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Index of Articles: Helping Children Cope with Abuse, Neglect and Trauma

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Helping Children Cope… is a multi-part article, divided into the following segments.  You can read it online by selecting links below (read them in order for best results), or download a free PDF of the complete, 20-page article to read offline, print, and distribute.

What do we mean by abuse, neglect and trauma?

Children experience trauma with the brain they have at the time

Brain development diagram

Making space for the child’s experience

The mysterious stone story

Some space-making guidelines

How perfect do I have to be?

How much time does it take?

Calm yourself, calm your child

How to calm down at any age

Vagus nerve diagram

Use your body to calm your brain

Ways children experience abuse, neglect and trauma

What can a parent or caregiver do to help a child in distress?

Helpful tips and techniques for preventing trauma from Healing Trauma by Peter A. Levine, Ph.D

How to help a traumatized child

How can I tell if my child has been traumatized?

The “Ordinary Magic” Remedy for Abuse, Neglect and Trauma in Childhood

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