"Today my 2.5-year-old and his Dad were in a car accident… This happened around 1 PM today and my son has been talking about it and asking questions all evening. I'm trying to answer in simple clear terms but I feel over my head. It feels like a punch in the gut every time it comes up again."
So wrote one of our Ninja Parenting Community members over the summer. Scary stuff!
Helping her process her young child's trauma, and helping her through her own, has been a real focus of mine ever since.
So it seemed only right to share these lessons with you!
That way you'll be prepared if something traumatic happens that involves your children.
Tune in to find out 3 ways to help your young child process trauma - and read about these 3 ways, find the entire back catalog of the podcast, watch my recent YouTube video about how to make big parenting decisions, and check out lots more stuff at weturnedoutokay.com/242 ...
And thanks for listening!
360: "This is all a massive unplanned adventure"… Handling life's challenges, with Julie Lythcott-Haims
359: Setting kids up for an addiction-free life with NYT best-selling author and Mom Jessica Lahey
358: Handling tantrums – especially when we parents say "no"
357: What does your heart long for?
356: The consequences of pushing ourselves too far - Talking with educator Sarah Scheldt M.Ed. today!
355: Five ways to help you keep going right now
354: Goals and Words and a "kind 2021"
353.5: What your child needs from you today
353: Challenges with reading, ADHD meds, kids trying their best, and more: Ask the child development expert
352: The truth about parenting and special needs – talking with parenting author Sally Wagter and her husband, WTOO returning champion Erik Wagter
351: "In 25 years, what will matter to me?" My conversation with Katherine Reynolds Lewis
350.5 An Announcement (and FAQs about that Announcement)
350: "Letting go of what others think" with Debbie Reber of TiLT Parenting
349: Kindergarten Evals, Parent-Teacher-Conferences, and Lessons I learned from being hospitalized last week
348: How to be the parent your kids need right now
347 Part 2: A parent’s guide to the dangers of "using history to fit our narrative"
347 Part 1: Five ways societies fail… or succeed
346: A Key Mindset Tool for Crisis Parenting
345.5: September School Successes!
345: How to feel in control with Mom, Author, and School Counselor Phyllis Fagell, LCPC
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