After traumatic events, violence or disaster, parents and family members should identify and address their own feelings — this will allow them to help others. Explain to children what happened and let them know: You love them The event was not their fault You will do your best to take care of them It’s okay …
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It’s common for children and even adults to react the same if they are also subjected to some of what I’ve listed here, adults may need the help that EASY EMDR can give them: Being directly involved in the trauma, especially as a victim Severe and/or prolonged exposure to the event Personal history of prior …
Each year, children experience violence and disaster and face other traumas even at home or at school. Young people are injured, they see others harmed by violence, they suffer sexual abuse, and they lose loved ones or witness other tragic and shocking events. Parents and caregivers with EMDR can help children overcome these experiences or …
It feels like every day on national and local news very sad stories are told by individuals, families and charities of the failings of mental health services, but there is never any mention of what can be done to help these people. EMDR therapists and doctors around the world share the frustration this highly effective …
Why we DON’T have to live with trauma in our minds anymore? Read More »
So perhaps it’s important to first understand what are the most common disorders and the impact they can have on children, adolescents and adults. Simply put Anxiety Disorders cause anxiety. They can be related to social phobias, a fear of social situations and interacting with other people, which can be caused by a fear of …
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If we experience as we grow up from childhood unhealthy stress and anxiety, which is unresolved, we will take these experiences with us into adolescence and adult hood, where serious mental health issues may then develop and last for a life time. If these unhealthy beginnings can be identified and tackled early enough this negative …
The comprehensive international picture of the mental health of children or adolescents aged 5 to 17 years shows a growing prevalence of mental health problems, with an ever-increasing impact of those problems on families, parents, carers and young people themselves and the role of health and education services in providing assistance. Here are some helpful …