One of the most discouraging things as a parent is being stuck in a vicious cycle of chaos and not being able to escape.

One of the most frustrating things as an educator is trying to help parents break cycles, find hope and healing, and them not realizing their kids have experienced trauma.

I’ll be the first to say that in my early days of parenting, I didn’t know what trauma was. Neither did I know that my bio kiddos had experienced it (in some way shape or form). When we adopted a sibling group of four, I was informed of all the trauma the kiddos had experienced in a lengthy meeting with psychologists.

What that meeting gave me was the information that my kiddos had experienced trauma in their childhood. What I didn’t know yet was how it affected them. I learned that later and it’s one of the major reasons I run this site and podcast. What I’d like to talk about today is why parents don’t invest in a trauma education and remove some of those roadblocks. Once those roadblocks are removed we can find some tools that help us heal.

Teaching Social Safety Media With A Tween Novel – The Case Of The Missing Person

While I know today kids think that owning a device and having social media accounts is a right, not a privilege. It’s our job as parents to set limits to make sure our kids are emotionally mature enough to navigate having a device.

The truth is lots of damage has been done to kiddos seeking connection, comfort, and encouragement on social media.

Everyone wants their child to practice social media safety but how do you teach it?

Sitting your kids down for a frank discussion about it is one option and one I’ve used myself.

But there is an additional way you can open the conversation -Through a novel.

Really? Yep. You can read a tween novel with your tween and follow the instructions in a free pdf – Social Media Safety which you can grab HERE.

When it comes to healing from trauma, the first step is acknowledging the trauma.

When we acknowledge the trauma -whether it is caused by one of the six risk factors or due to being neurodivergent in a neurotypical world, we can begin to heal.

What does the Bible say about healing from trauma? Is there hope? That's what you may be asking right now. Let me assure you, there is hope.

Grab a cup of coffee and join me as I share 3 Biblical promises about healing from trauma!