Keyword: Trauma
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Trauma-Informed Care in the Classroom
Teachers can support students who have experienced trauma using these strategies.
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Supporting Children Through Challenging Family Situations
This list contains resources for educators and families to support young children experiencing changes like divorce, the death of a love one, and parental incarceration.
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Understanding Trauma and Young Children
Trauma is an event or a series of events that have a negative effect on a child. There are a number of ways parents, teachers, and caregivers can support children who have or may still be experiencing trauma.
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After “Something Happened”: Responding to Trauma in Young Children
A previous blog post addressed types of adverse experiences that can cause extreme stress and trauma in a child’s life. This post looks at how the effects of those experiences can show up in early childhood classrooms and what educators can do to help.
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Childhood Stress and Trauma
This resource list contains sources that can help early childhood professionals and parents understand and support young children who have experienced extreme stress and trauma.
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Something Happened: Understanding Extreme Stress and Trauma in Young Children
Early care and education professionals know that even very young children may face overwhelming situations in their lives.
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Supporting Children Who Experience Community Violence
This list provides resources on how to support children and families affected by community violence.
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Refugee Families
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The Impact of Trauma on the Lives of Young Children (Part 2)
On this podcast we are joined by Dr. Deserai Miller.
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The Impact of Trauma on the Lives of Young Children (Part 1)
In this podcast we interview Dr. Catherine Corr from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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When Children Mourn
Though you cannot shield children from grief, you can help guide and comfort them.
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Children in Refugee Families Need Extra Care, Attention
Many refugees are settling in the United States as a result of wars in the Middle East, Africa, Central America, and Asia, and many arrive in Illinois as part of our nation’s formal refugee resettlement program.
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Teachers Can Support Young Children’s Mental Health
Caregivers, teachers, and family members all have roles to play in fostering young children’s mental health. In this Q&A, we address questions about children’s mental health.