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Importance of emotional intelligence in dealing with childhood trauma
There are many different experiences that can constitute childhood trauma. Physical, verbal or sexual abuse can be clearly be traumatic for children. Events like a car accident, natural disaster (like a hurricane), or medical trauma can also undoubtedly take a psychological toll on a child. Ongoing stress, such as living in a dangerous neighborhood or being the victim of bullying, loss of one or both parents, can be traumatic, even if it just feels like daily life to an adult. Childhood trauma doesn’t have to occur directly to the child. Watching a loved one suffer can be extremely traumatic...
A Handy Benefit
Strong fine motor skills are important in the growth of a child. This includes any specialized and specific movement of the hands, wrists, and fingers. Without a strong grip, movement , they can't hold that spoon to eat or tie a shoelace. Everyday routine takes longer. Learning gets more challenging. Find out more here.
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Meditation, Mindfulness and Children
Meditation is a mind-body practice that brings in moments of calm, brings about self-awareness, and allows people to stay connected with themselves, according to Sarah Roffe, LCSW, CCLS, a co-founder and psychotherapist at Kind Minds Therapy. Research has confirm that for children, mindfulness can: Mitigate the effects of bullying (Zhou, Liu, Niu, Sun, & Fan, 2016); Enhance focus in children with ADHD (Zhang et al., 2016); Reduces attention deficit issues (Crescentini, Capurso, Furlan, & Fabbro, 2016); Improve mental health and wellbeing; Improve social skills when well taught and practiced with children and adolescents. People can get nervous hearing the...