Heal trauma with rhythm
Chester Street Foundation2024-12-13T19:35:14-06:00Anyone who’s soothed a fussing baby knows that […]
Will My Child Bounce Back From the Coronavirus Crisis?
Chester Street Foundation2024-12-13T19:36:40-06:00With many months of the coronavirus crisis behind us and still more uncertainty and stress ahead, life is tough right now for kids of all ages. Many parents — seeing their children experiencing anxiety, sadness and behavior challenges — are wondering how all of this will affect kids in the long term. Can […]
Trauma in Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Chester Street Foundation2024-12-13T19:38:03-06:00Across the nation, everyone is being exposed to and reacting to the confusing, stressful, and sometimes frightening situation of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in different ways. But are we, and our children, being traumatized by the pandemic?
Childhood trauma often involves a negative reaction, called traumatic stress, following an overwhelming, upsetting, or […]
How to Keep Children’s Stress From Turning Into Trauma
Chester Street Foundation2025-01-10T14:47:01-06:00By Stacey Steinberg Children may be processing the disruptions in their lives right now in ways the adults around them do not expect: acting out, regressing, retreating or even seeming surprisingly content. Parents need to know that all of this is normal, experts say, and there are some things we can do to […]
Four Ways Teachers Can Show They Care
Chester Street Foundation2025-01-10T14:30:23-06:00By VICKI ZAKRZEWSKI If I asked you to tell me what you remembered most about your favorite teacher growing up, I bet you wouldn’t say much about the subject matter. Instead, I’d expect you to describe how he or she made you feel as you learned that subject matter—the sense of excitement or […]
School exclusions are on the up – but training teachers in trauma could help
Chester Street Foundation2025-01-10T14:32:44-06:00By The Conversation
After years of decline, school exclusions are on the rise again, according to official figures for the Department for Education. The Timpson review, carried out by former children’s minister Edward Timpson, also shows that children in care and other “children in need” are disproportionately likely to be excluded. This amplifies […]
10 Things About Childhood Trauma Every Teacher Needs to Know
Chester Street Foundation2025-01-10T14:34:25-06:00By Starr Commonwealth With grief, sadness is obvious. With trauma, the symptoms can go largely unrecognized because it shows up looking like other problems: frustration; acting out; difficulty concentrating, following directions, or working in a group. Often students are misdiagnosed with anxiety, behavior disorders, or attention disorders rather than understood to have trauma […]