Healing the heart : helping your child thrive after trauma / Christine Fonseca.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fonseca, Christine, 1966- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Post-traumatic stress disorder in children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (124 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York ; London : Routledge, 2021.

Summary:

Trauma permeates America's families, and no one is immune to its impact. Natural disasters, community and institutional violence, adverse childhood experiences--these events impact the developing brains and bodies of our youth. Healing the Heart:

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Author's Note

Introduction

Part I: From ACEs to Natural Disasters: Understanding the Impact of Traumatic Events

Chapter 1: The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences

Chapter 2: Beyond Your Control

Chapter 3: How Humans Respond to Stress

Chapter 4: Through My Eyes: Conversations With a Trauma-Impacted Adult-Tina's Story

Part II: Toxic Stress and the Developing Brain

Chapter 5: Trauma and the Brain

Chapter 6: Trauma, Emotions, and Behavior

Chapter 7: Through My Eyes: Conversations With a Trauma-Impacted Teen-Jorge's Story

Part III: Rebuilding Safety

Chapter 8: Creating Safety

Chapter 9: Relationships Matter

Chapter 10: Seeing Past the Trauma

Chapter 11: Through My Eyes: Conversations With Trauma-Impacted Children-A Middle School Focus Group

Part IV: From Surviving to Thriving

Chapter 12: Thriving at Home

Chapter 13: Thriving at School

Chapter 14: Thriving in the World

Chapter 15: Through My Eyes: Conversations With a Trauma-Impacted Adult-Kendo's Story

Final Thoughts

References

About the Author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-00-323552-2

1-000-50032-2

1-000-49335-0

1-003-23552-2

1-61821-922-7

9781003235521

OCLC:

1153881614