Location: All events are being held virtually through the end of the year.

Session Description:

ACES (Adverse Childhood Experiences) are traumatic events that occur before the age of 18 in a child's family. Understanding that this trauma results in toxic stress to the brain, putting a child in fight, flight or freeze behaviors can give us a broader perspective on their behavior. It is clear when you understand the lens of trauma and that disruptive behavior is often a coping mechanism that does not need to be disciplined but instead understood and soothed. The negative behavior will still be addressed but it is not the first thing that needs addressing. Relationship and regulation come first.