Children who have experienced childhood trauma will often display smaller windows of tolerance. To help them we need to regulate …
Support Plans
So many of us in school create support plans for our children who display challenging behaviours. The question is, are …
Let’s make the school environment the best place possible for our dysregulated children
Therapist or therapeutic?
I attended another great conference with Dr. Tina Rae today, speaking about the use of a trauma informed approach with …
Responding to need in schools
Traumatised children cannot easily adapt and change to their environment. Their environment and the people around them must adapt to …
High expectations
A trauma informed approach does not mean low expectations. Let’s show each child they’re worth it by sharing our high …
Behaviour Systems
We may know that shamed children can’t learn and yet we still use shaming behaviour systems in schools. Isn’t it …
Children must have…
…at least one person who believes in them. With one in three children suffering trauma before the age of 18, …
Poor behaviour or communication?
Why do we still hear adults commenting on children’s ‘poor behaviour’? Isn’t it time to change the narrative and take …
Traumatic Events
Did you know that around a third of children are exposed to at least one potentially traumatic event before age …