The Therapeutic Parenting Podcast
Society & Culture:Relationships
In this episode, Sarah Dillon tells us why traumatized children run away or abscond from loving and caring foster and adoptive families.
She understands this problem in depth both as a professional and because she was once a runner herself.
Sarah tells us children run away for fear-based reasons which do not reflect badly on their foster or adoptive parents.
They may not seriously intend staying away but it is likely that they are trying to make sense of unprocessed trauma.
Her advice is not to make a big deal out of it no matter how anguished you may feel.
You need to help them feel it’s not about them but about what happened to them.
Sarah mentions three books which listeners may find useful:
The A-Z of Therapeutic Parenting by Sarah Naish
The Quick Guide to Therapeutic Parenting by Sarah Naish and Sarah Dillon
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The Centre of Excellence in Child Trauma is an umbrella organisation combining resources, research and knowledge from cutting edge experts in the sector – Inspire Training Group, National Association of Therapeutic Parents, Sarah Naish – Keynote Speaker and Author, The Haven – Parenting and Wellbeing Centre and Safer Fostering.
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Conference Special 2 - Challenges with Schools and for Kinship Carers and Special Guardians
Conference Special 1 - How to Combat Grief, Guilt and Anxiety
How Trauma Impacts Children and Food
Advice on Inappropriate Sexualised Behaviour in Children
Understanding Why Your Child is Dissociating
What To Do When Your Child Soils Themselves
Successful Strategies for Parenting a Violent and Aggressive Child
Dealing with Relationship Strain for Parents of Traumatized Children
School Transitions for Traumatized Children
How Can You Help Your Hypervigilant Child?
Parenting Traumatized Siblings: Making It Work
Therapeutic Parenting's Super Strategies and Solutions
The Isolation Experienced by Adoptive Parents
Therapeutic Foster Care Versus Standard Foster Care
Therapeutic Parenting for Children Traumatised by Domestic Violence
The Anguish Behind Understanding How the Family Courts Work
Therapeutic Parenting: The Kind of Dad I Need To Be
How to Help a Traumatized Child go to Sleep
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