by Jolene | Sep 15, 2016 | In Children, PTSD
Recognition of childhood PTSD has been increasing in the past few years. But what symptoms of PTSD in children lead to a diagnosis? This month’s video for Rising Above Ministries summarizes 3 categories of symptoms of PTSD in children. It also reviews symptoms...
by Jolene | Aug 25, 2016 | In Children, PTSD
Welcome back for another installment in Different Dream’s occasional series about special needs parenting from the inside out. So far the series has looked at basic functions of the parts of the brain, high road and low road parenting, the difference between...
by Jolene | Aug 18, 2016 | In Children, PTSD
Have you ever wondered how the brain responds to traumatic events? Thanks to decades of research and the advent of medical imaging techniques, mental health care professionals have more answers to that question than ever before. This month’s video for Rising...
by Jolene | Aug 11, 2016 | In Children, PTSD
Today’s post is the fifth installment in a series about special needs parenting from the inside out. The series is the result of what I learned while researching Does My Child Have PTSD? What To Do When Your Child Is Hurting from the Inside Out. The Seven Stages...
by Jolene | Jul 21, 2016 | In Children, PTSD
Who wants to believe that kids, even very young ones, can develop PTSD? I certainly don’t. But as my family knows, many children do develop PTSD. And because children are small and vulnerable and dependent, the causes of PTSD in children can be very surprising....
by Jolene | Jun 27, 2016 | In Children, PTSD
For the first 52 years of my life, I had no idea children could struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). But in 2008 when my son, age 26, was diagnosed with this mental illness, I learned the truth. PTSD in children is real, and my son had been living with...
