Developmental trauma – easy read explanation guides for carers, older children & schools

Easy to read booklets to help older children, professionals and carers/parents understand some of the behaviours/emotions displayed by children who have suffered developmental trauma. The booklets explain that these behaviours do not indicate that the child is misbehaving/being difficult but that they are going through an emotional turmoil caused by previous negative experiences. The guides explain that children’s reactions are displayed through four different survival states – fight, flight, freeze and submission.

Importantly, the booklets also offer suggestions on how adults can support the child.

Booklet 1: What Survival Looks Like At Home

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Booklet 2: Survival at Home Quick Cheat Sheet

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Booklet 3: What Survival Looks Like for me

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Booklet 4: What Surival Looks like in Primary School

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Booklet 5: Survival in Primary School: Quick Reference Guide

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Booklet 6: What Survival Looks Like In Secondary School

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