Young children struggling emotionally and socially will often display intense emotions and challenging behaviors that impact their ability to be successful at home, in early care programs, in school, and the community. We work with children to help improve their emotional and behavioral functioning and assist caregivers, childcare providers, and teachers in learning how to manage intense emotions such as anger, anxiety, fearfulness, irritability, and frustration, as well as challenging behaviors such as aggression, temper tantrums, angry outbursts, sleep disturbances, defiance, clinginess, and difficulty separating from their caregiver. This allows children to be successful in life and to manage better in all environments.
Young children respond to and process emotional experiences and traumatic events much differently than older children and adults. This can make it difficult to identify the impact the trauma has had on the child. Often their symptoms are misunderstood as other emotional and behavioral disorders. Many young children who have experienced traumatic events have symptoms of anxiety, fear, helplessness, shame, self-blame, hopelessness, nightmares, eating and sleeping problems, difficulty concentrating, irritability, withdrawal, and mood swings. We are highly trained and experienced in assessing, diagnosing, and treating trauma. Our treatment helps children overcome traumatic events they have experienced so they can grow, develop and succeed. We also educate caregivers about trauma and how to effectively support children to help them heal and improve their overall well-being.
A secure attachment and strong child-caregiver relationship are vital for children to overcome trauma and to be socially and emotionally healthy. Our treatment approach nurtures the child-caregiver relationship to enhance the bond and attachment. This aids in resilience and provides the child with protective factors that are necessary to help them flourish. Research shows that the presence of at least one caring person in a child's life provides support for healthy development and learning and that this leads to a child's overall success in life.
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