Discussion: How Parents Can Help
During this discussion, you will be asked to identify the possibilities and actualities of parent interventions by closely reading the “Story of Jack” (pp. 8-12), the “Story of Henry” (pp. 12-13) and the “Story of Sammy” (pp. 121-126) in our text by Levine & Kline (2007).
1. What did you learn from these three stories about how the parents may have discovered that their child was reacting to a trauma? In general, how can parents listen to and observe their children to discover whether (and how) their child is reacting to a traumatic event?
2. When should a parent be concerned about their child’s response to an event?
3. In each story above, identify which parent responses seemed to help the child, and what other practical things (if anything) could the parents have done to help?
4. When is it the right time to refer a child to therapy? Is it too soon, sometimes?
5. How can we engage with parents to assist if their problems are affecting their children?
6. As a counselor, how can we coach a parent to help their child heal from trauma?
7. Chose one of the above stories and explain how the child’s sense of safety, connection to attachment figures, and self-regulation were strengthened.
When you post to the discussion, you need to back up your opinion and responses by citing the following resources and use the APA citation to cite appropriately:
• Alisic► E., Boeije, H. R., Jongmans, M. J., & Kieber, R. J. (2012). Supporting children after single-incident trauma: Parents’ Views. Clinical Pediatrics, 51(3), 274-282.
• Child Welfare Information Gateway. (n.d.). “Parenting a ikild who has experienced trauma.” (PDF, 8 pages).
Retrieved from the Children’s Bureau website, childwelfare.gov.
• Ginsburg, K. R. & Jablow, M. M, (2020). Building resilience in children and teens: giving kids roots and wings. American Academy of Pediatrics. Or, Ginsburg’s website on fostering resilience with lots of useful material.
