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12 Concepts for Understanding Traumatic Stress Responses in Children

The 12 Concepts can help you better understand and assist trauma-exposed children. Child traumatic stress occurs when children and adolescents are exposed to traumatic events or traumatic situations that overwhelm their ability to cope. Although many of us may...

Working through Anger: A Healthy Part of Life

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By Hollie Grebe, LCSW, Therapist Anger is a defensive reflex against some type of perceived danger. It is a wonderful and necessary emotion built into us to help us survive in a world full of danger. Our bodies reflexively prepare for fight or flight. Anger is...

Lead By Example: 5 Virtues Your Kids Should See In You

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By Jason Shaw, M.Ed., STAR Counselor So often the issues we face have to do with how we interact and communicate with the world around us. Sometimes how we choose to treat others is a direct correlation with how we have been treated in the past. We can choose to treat...

4 Ways to Communicate with Your Kids

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By Dianna Benavides and Shelbie Fowler Communicating with your kids can sometimes feel like a big mountain to climb. You are busy with work, taking the kids to basketball practice, making sure homework gets done and fixing lunches. It seems the day is over before you...

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12 Concepts for Understanding Traumatic Stress Responses in Children

Working through Anger: A Healthy Part of Life

Lead By Example: 5 Virtues Your Kids Should See In You

4 Ways to Communicate with Your Kids