Parent Coaches Unleashed

Understanding Trauma: What Every Parent Needs to Know

Jessica Anger and Carrie Wiesenfeld

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Kim Andron helps people navigate life transitions and loss. She works with individuals, families, and couples dealing with anxiety, trauma, illness, relationship issues, and other challenges. By fostering resilience and using varied strategies, she aims to enhance coping skills, understanding, and develop alternative approaches to negative patterns, promoting healing and hope.

This episode explores the true meaning of trauma, its manifestations in children and adults, and how parents can identify signs and find support. Using her extensive experience, Kim, a trauma-informed educator and therapist, discusses the significance of safety, curiosity, and resilience in overcoming adversity.

Whether your child is struggling after a specific event—like a school shooting—or you simply want to be equipped to support the emotional well-being of your family, this episode offers actionable resources, validation, and hope.


Takeaways

  1. Safety is foundational
  2. Shift from “What’s Wrong?” to “What Happened?”
  3. Parents need support too


Timestamps

00:00 Understanding Childhood Trauma in Education

04:48 Understanding Children's Experiences and Reactions

08:34 Understanding Trauma's Impact on Children

12:38 Parental Steps for Child Concerns

16:03 Assessing Safety and Emotional Well-being

17:38 Managing Loss and Future Planning

20:52 Coping with Shared Traumatic Experiences

25:58 Adaptive Behaviors: Helpful or Intrusive?

29:07 "Questions for Verifying Trauma Therapy"

31:56 Prioritizing Safety in Support Systems

33:45 Four-Step Breathing Technique


🔗 Connect with Kim Andron:

Email: kandronlcswr@gmail.com

Phone: 917-751-0197

🔗 Connect with Jessica Anger and Carrie Wiesenfeld:
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