One of my favorite young resources is Kimochis®. Feelings fuel behavior. Developing children have lots big, small and even unexpected feelings they need to learn to manage. Kimochis helps you give them an emotional vocabulary. They even have a Parenting Partner®.

Created through the collaboration of a clinical psychologist, educational director and Kimochis® co-founder, and tested by child therapists around the country here are some free resources for home, but we also suggest the Mixed Bag of Feelings.

Direct link to their free tools

The word trauma seems scary. And yet, it seems to be all around us in Trauma is more common than we think and the term is often misunderstood. “Trauma happens when an intense experience stuns a child like a bolt out of the blue; it overwhelms the child, leaving him altered and dis-connected from his body, mind and spirit. Any coping mechanisms the child may have had are undermined, and he or she feels utterly helpless. Trauma can also be the result of ongoing fear and nervous tension.”*

A traumatic event can include a severe fall, a broken bone, or something as simple as a scary movie. No two children experience an event or situation the exact same way, so their internal reactions are as unique to them. As a result, an event that causes trauma for one child may not necessarily cause trauma for another.

Further we, now know post traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD), previously associated with Veterans, can actually happen in all people, including kids.

One of our favorite books: *Trauma Proofing Your Kids Peter Levine

No Limit Generation has also put together an incredible video series regarding supporting kids specifically.

As parents we are asked to do a lot!