Trauma Informed Parenting

Many foster and adoptive parents are raising children with complex emotional trauma, desperate for answers to heal their families. Caught off guard, these families find themselves with shattered dreams, shattered homes, and shattered hearts, with nowhere to turn for answers. Extended family members, friends, and the greater community don't understand the challenges and can, sometimes, add to the problems these families face, prolonging the healing process for all.

When childhood emotions erupt like storms, the whole family feels the aftershocks. DMDD (Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder) is one of the most misunderstood and emotionally exhausting childhood conditions. Parents often face explosive meltdowns, sensory overloads, school discipline battles, PTSD from restraint-based programs, and daily chaos that outsiders can’t begin to understand. In Parenting Through Explosive Childhood, author Devon R. Browning shares a raw, unfiltered, deeply compassionate journey through raising a child whose emotions erupted like earthquakes. Part memoir, part...

With a bachelor's and master's degree in education and over 30 years of experience, plus training in trauma sensitivity, author and mother of two, Jennifer Alushan, is ready to give parents and caregivers proven techniques to effectively understand and authentically interact with children so the healing process can begin.

If you’re exhausted, overwhelmed, and wondering where it all went wrong — this book is for you. When children explode, withdraw, or seem impossible to reach, we’re often told to be firmer and more consistent. But for families living with trauma and neurodivergence, those approaches can make everything worse. Because the problem was never the behaviour. Trauma-Informed Parenting in Action brings together the core content of the Trauma-Informed Parenting workshops delivered by the SCVO charity of the same name, created by Suzanne Scott to share information that changed lives.

In Beyond Behaviors, internationally known pediatric psychologist Dr. Mona Delahooke describes behaviors as the tip of the iceberg, important signals that we should address by seeking to understand a child's individual differences in the context of relational safety. This accessible book offers professionals, educators, and parents tools and techniques to reduce behavioral challenges and promote psychological resilience and satisfying, secure relationships.

Working in CPS, domestic violence, or related fields can be emotionally challenging. Trauma-Informed Resilience is a bilingual self-care guide offering practical strategies to prevent burnout, maintain professional effectiveness, and build resilience while helping survivors and families.

"[Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry] are both capable, likable narrators who are sincerely engaged with their subject matter...The performances of these two humanitarians make this a must-hear for anyone recovering from their traumatic past." —AudioFile This program is read by the authors. Our...

Many pastors and lay counselors have had minimal training in clinical methods of grief and trauma counseling. The Complete Guide to Crisis and Trauma Counseling is a biblical, practical guide to pastoral counseling written by one of the most respected Christian therapists of our time. Dr. H. Norman Wright brings more than 40 years of clinical and classroom experience to this topic. He shares real-life dialogues from his decades in private practice to demonstrate healthy, healing counseling sessions.

Healing Your Childhood Wounds to Break the Parenting Cycle A Trauma-Informed Guide to Inner Child Healing, Emotional Reparenting, and Creating the Safety You Never Received Do you ever react to your child in ways that surprise you — a sharp tone, a wave of overwhelm, a feeling of shutting down — even though you promised yourself you’d parent differently? Do you sense that these reactions come from somewhere deeper, maybe even from the parts of your own childhood that never felt fully safe? You’re not failing as a parent. Your younger self is still carrying wounds that were never ...

Building Bounce with Kids is designed to resource families and communities who want to build resilient kids. Life is filled with adversity. Emotional capacity is the key to navigating adversity well. The good news is that no matter how old we are, we can learn to be more resilient. The more resilient our families and communities become, the more resilient our children will be. Written simply and easy to understand, you will finish this book with a robust understanding of how to build strong, healthy attachments with children and walk with them through difficult emotions.

Designed for psychotherapists and their clients, Peter Levine's latest best-seller continues his groundbreaking exploration of the central role of the body in processing—and healing—trauma. With foreword by Bessel van der Kolk, author of The Body Keeps the Score In Trauma and Memory...

Do you feel stuck in anxiety, stress, or emotional overwhelm… no matter what you try? Do you go from wired and reactive… to exhausted and shut down—without understanding why? This complete guide combines Vagus Nerve work, Polyvagal Theory, somatic techniques, and EMDR-informed self-work into one clear, practical system you can actually use in daily life.

Do you feel constantly on edge—wired, exhausted, and unable to fully switch off? Do small things trigger big reactions… and you don't know why?

From elementary schools to psychotherapy offices, mindfulness meditation is an increasingly mainstream practice. At the same time, trauma remains a fact of life. Drawing on a decade of research and clinical experience, psychotherapist and educator David Treleaven shows that mindfulness meditation - practiced without an awareness of trauma - can exacerbate symptoms of traumatic stress. This raises a crucial question: How can we minimize the potential dangers of mindfulness for survivors while leveraging its powerful benefits?

Nobody warned you that some children are harder to raise. You love your child. That is not in question. But love alone has not made this easier. The meltdowns still come. The defiance still pushes. The sleepless nights still stack up. And somewhere between the public moments and the private confessions you have never said out loud, you have quietly wondered if something is wrong with you. It is not. Raising the Child Who Challenges Everything is a book for the parent who has tried every approach, read every article, and still feels like they are barely keeping up. Drawing on real ...

Are you exhausted from constant tantrums, defiance, or full-on meltdowns—wondering if anything will ever work? You're not alone. Many parents are silently drowning in guilt, confusion, and fear that they’ve somehow failed their child. Especially when traditional discipline methods backfire, and advice from professionals only leads to more frustration—or worse, pushes you toward medication as a first resort. This book offers a way out. A real one. Discipline Systems That Work for Out-of-Control Kids is a no-nonsense, deeply practical guide for parents, guardians, and caregivers who are...

Trauma Bonds is motivational, inspirational, and full of hope. Like reading a woman’s diary, the author lets you in on her reflective thoughts throughout. She offers guidance, introspection, and recovery as she walks you through her memoir.

Divorce and family change can feel overwhelming—especially when you’re trying to support a young child who doesn’t yet have the words for what they’re feeling. Talking to Young Children Ages 3–8 About Divorce and Addiction: Answering the Hard Questions offers calm, developmentally informed guidance for parents who want their children to feel safe, secure, and emotionally supported during separation. Written by educator and author Laura Bennett, this book focuses on how young children actually experience divorce—through behavior, play, routines, and emotional regulation rather ...

Attention all who yearn for a deeper understanding of the intricate dance of human relationships: Do you often find yourself oscillating between the urge for closeness and the impulse to retreat? Are you constantly navigating a maze of unpredictable emotions and attachments? You're not alone. In the heart of these perplexing dynamics lie the mechanisms of attachment, and this book meticulously breaks down the pivotal role they play. Inside this comprehensive guide, you'll discover: The very fabric of attachment, starting from the cradle to the complexities of adult life. Real-life stories ...

Adult Daughters Of Emotionally Absent Fathers is a deeply healing audiobook for women who grew up without the emotional support, safety, or validation they needed—and still feel the effects in adulthood. Through warm, compassionate narration, this listening experience helps you connect the dots between your past and the patterns still shaping your confidence, relationships, and sense of worth today.