Attachmenttraumanetwork.org Website Review

The Attachment & Trauma Network, a 2016 Angel in Adoption® Recipient Trauma-Informed Trailblazer 1995.  Through our mission of Support-Education-Advocacy, we seek to improve the lives of children impacted by early childhood trauma, abuse and neglect, and prenatal exposures in their families, schools and communities. We believe that trauma-informed, attachment-focused therapy and teaching parents thera*eutic parenting strategies are significant factors in helping our children overcome their early traumas and build resiliency and healthy relationships.  We believe that trauma-informed schools are the best educational environment for all children, but especially the significant population of children impacted by Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Attachment can be defined as a reciprocal relationship. In parenting (or child development) it generally refers to the relationship that physical, emotional, psychological and cognitive development. The quality of this primary relationship shapes the child’s basic ability to trust and how positively or negatively he views the world, himself and others. The quality of this first attachment impacts all Trauma is defined as an “event outside normal human experience”. These events are generally emotionally painful and trying to understand trauma – especially as you apply it to trauma in children. Many think of trauma as the result of a specific “event. But, early childhood trauma is just as likely (more so actually) to fall into the realm of chronic traumatic stress, especially in situations where children are exposed to repeated neglect, abuse and maltreatment. Read More.. The most important component in helping a traumatized child to heal is a strong, thera*eutic parent (primary caregiver). You can learn more The second most important component is trauma-sensitive, attachment-focused therapy. ATN actively encourages ALL families to work with therapists who specialize in attachment & trauma.