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How Trauma Affects Kids in School - Child Mind Institute - 1 views

  • children experience trauma through ongoing exposure, throughout their early development, to abuse, neglect, homelessness, domestic violence or violence in their communities
  • children experience trauma through ongoing exposure, throughout their early development, to abuse, neglect, homelessness, domestic violence or violence in their communities
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      what is trauma for children
  • “They are masters at making sure you do not see them bleed.”
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      uniquely stated- a quotable line for a summary
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  • symptoms can mimic other problems, including ADHD and other behavior disorders.
  • Trouble forming relationships with teachers Poor self-regulation Negative thinking Hypervigilance Executive function challenges
  • They’ve learned to be wary of adults, even those who appear to be reliable, since they’ve been ignored or betrayed by those they have depended on.
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      How can a child succeed in a school setting when they don't know how to ask for help when they really need it? Their trauma sets them up for failure because they have to be so self reliant at home
  • One of the challenges in giving that support is that when kids misbehave, our schools often use disciplinary systems that involve withdrawing attention and support, rather than addressing their problems
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      this re-enforces their idea of being alone doesn't it?
  • They need coaching and practice at de-escalating when they feel overwhelmed
  • they develop the belief that they’re bad, and what’s happened to them is their fault
  • “hostile attribution bias” — the idea that everyone is out to get them
  • They see negative where we see neutral
  • One of the classic symptoms of trauma is hyper-vigilance
  • This can look like hyperactivity
  • hronic trauma affects children’s memory, their ability to pay attention, plan, think things through, and other executive functions. Kids who have ADHD as well as trauma may be especially impaired in these skills.
  • Kids who have experienced chronic neglect tend to be better at getting attention by provoking the adults they depend on than by complying with expectations.
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    Caroline Miller explains the effects of trauma in children presents itself in the class room. The various ways in which a child might have socialization issues as well as difficulty asking for help from adults in a school setting after the neglect and abuse they are facing at home. The website also offers alternative teaching styles teachers could use in the classroom to help students facing trauma at home begin to from attachment styles in healthy ways.
gatesdiane89

Life after prison: The 'sentence never ends' | Minnesota Public Radio News - 0 views

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    This article explains some of the difficulties after serving a prison sentence. Up to 70% of those released find themselves jobless after the first year. People who have served a long sentence are released into an unknown world expected to function with society.
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