Trauma Through a Child's Eyes by Peter A. Levine Ph.D

Author:Peter A. Levine, Ph.D. [Levine, Peter A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-55643-851-6
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Published: 2007-11-10T16:00:00+00:00

GAMES

WHAT IF …

This is a good game to play to check understanding and to practice plans for a variety of situations. The whole family gets to ask questions and create different answers. Sample questions to stimulate children’s thinking are:

What if your bicycle got a flat tire and someone offered to give you a lift home?

What if a bully took your ball and told you to follow him to his garage to get it?

What if the new neighbor down the street asks if you can keep a secret?

STORYTELLING

This is a way to provide positive, concrete examples of children acting on their own behalf and being successful. A story might go like this:

There was a little boy who had an older brother who always bought him whatever he wanted. But the brother would scare him by hiding and jumping out at him in the dark. The little boy didn’t like to be scared, but he didn’t know what to do. One day he asked his father if he was ever scared. His dad said, “Sometimes.” The little boy asked him how he got unafraid. Dad asked him if something was frightening him, so the little boy told about his big brother. His dad helped him figure out that he could tell his brother not to do that anymore and could come to him if he still didn’t stop.

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