Develop a clearer understanding of trauma and how children may experience and respond to it.

Explore:

• What trauma is and how it can affect children
• Short and long-term impacts of traumatic experiences
• Emotional, behavioural and cognitive responses to trauma
• Why trauma may look different from one child to another

Learn how traumatic experiences can influence a child’s developing brain and nervous system.

Explore how trauma can affect:

• Emotional regulation
• Thinking and concentration
• Behaviour and responses to stress
• A child’s ability to feel safe
• Relationships and connection with others

Learn to look beyond challenging behaviour and recognise signs that may be connected to a child’s experience of trauma.

Explore:

• Emotional and behavioural signs of trauma
• Changes in a child’s ability to cope
• Understanding behaviour through a trauma-informed lens
• Responding with greater awareness and empathy

Explore the important role safe, supportive relationships play in helping children recover from trauma.

Learn about:

• Attachment and emotional safety
• Building trust and connection
• Strengthening positive parent-child relationships
• Creating a supportive home environment

Build practical strategies to help children regulate emotions, develop healthy coping skills and strengthen resilience.

Learn ways to:

• Support emotional regulation
• Encourage healthy coping mechanisms
• Build a child’s sense of safety and stability
• Foster resilience through everyday interactions
• Support healing with consistent, responsive care