The A-Z of Therapeutic Parenting: Strategies and Solutions (Therapeutic Parenting Books)

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Therapeutic parenting is often regarded as being exclusively for traumatised children who have nearly always been in care, fostered or adopted. But this isn’t always the case. Other recommended resources include “ Harry and the Dinosaurs Go To School” and “ Topsy and Tim Start School“

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Both programmes have been written by Kim Golding, a Clinical Psychologist and Dyadic Developmental Practitioner (DDP network). In this episode, senior teacher and adoptive mother Sami Byrne – who’s also a Therapeutic Lead for the National Association of Therapeutic Parents (NATP) – helps us understand what they are going through. By being aware, informed, sensitive and responsive to trauma, we increase our chances of helping children and young people feel safe, develop trust and invest in relationships and support services. Promoting Stability Team (PST) Exposure to trauma during childhood affects brain development. People who have experienced trauma, therefore, respond differently to threat. Therapeutic Parenting uses firm but fair boundaries and routines to aid the development of new neural pathways in the brain so children may gain trust in adults. And so their lower brain (survival brain) may connect with their higher brain (prefrontal cortex/thinking brain) so they can link cause and effect.As a result, the progress and stability of our foster families is monitored by regular review meetings, so there is the opportunity to respond to difficulties and concerns as they arise. Read more about the PST here. Therapeutic parenting training for carers

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This edition also features an interview with the NATP’s Glynis Hough who has many years of successful fostering experience but who recently experienced great anguish when her foster daughter left the family for good. Developmental trauma impacts on an individual’s understanding of relationships and can cause fear and anxiety even when they are no longer in the care of a negative caregiver. Sarah Naish is the CEO and Founder of the Centre for Excellence in Child Trauma. She has been the keynote speaker at conferences around the world and is the UK’s best-selling author on therapeutic parenting.one of the main things that came up time after time after time was that the carer or parent would say: ‘our agency says we’re not allowed to touch the child’ ”

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Seeing things from the child’s perspective is so critical – seeking to understand their perspective is such an important first step for the teachers and the staff. Why Can’t My Child Behave?– by Dr Amber Elliott. Friendly expert advice on how to respond to difficult behaviours and emotions for parents of children with developmental trauma.

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Will learned patterns of behaviour make re-parenting and learning new cultural norms an uphill battle? For me as a personal safety coach and physical intervention expert witness and advisor, it has been so interesting to talk to the parents about that moment – where they are feeling challenged about how they are still committed to being therapeutic in their approach and yet they have a moment where they are feeling physically threatened by the child, yet they are still trying to be therapeutic. And there’s a balance about feeling protected in yourself, so that you can then be effective in employing therapeutic approaches. As Jane explains, this behaviour is a symptom of the child’s sense of overwhelm triggered by traumatic memories. They’re not conscious of what they’re doing and parents need to put into place careful plans and strategies to cope. We don’t always know what triggers them into displaying dissociation in what are now safe and happy homes – but they can hurt themselves during such episodes and Jessica gives us some excellent coping strategies.

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Birth parents who use therapeutic parentingare often doing so because of pre-birth/early trauma and resulting high cortisol levels. This frequently mimics many of the conditions and symptoms that we see above. Making the transition from home to school or from Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 2 can present enormous difficulties for children who have suffered adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). In the case of older children who were subject to abuse in their early years, they may well be vulnerable to some form of sexual grooming. She gives preparation and coping strategies to prepare children for all the different stages they have to confront during their school lives. When this is achieved, both parent and child feel safe and lovable enough to engage in a healthy attachment-bond.”Dyadic Developmental Practice Network – big words, but it is a theory based on PACE (Playful, Accepting, Curiosity and Empathy) You wouldn’t have known it at the time, but this could have been a sign of a traumatized child experiencing extreme stress.