Trauma Through a Child's Eyes

Wondering how to help a child recover from a frightening experience? This guide reveals that even small, everyday incidents can be traumatic for kids. Discover how to recognize the signs of trauma and learn simple, body-based tools to help children release stored stress and build resilience. You'll learn the crucial difference between how children and adults process trauma and why common "talk it out" methods can sometimes make things worse. Gain practical, playful techniques to help a child's nervous system regulate itself, turning upsetting events into opportunities for growth and healing.

Peter A. Levine, Ph.D., is the renowned developer of Somatic Experiencing, a body-oriented approach to healing trauma, and a leading expert in the field of stress. His revolutionary insights were born from over four decades of clinical practice and a unique interdisciplinary study of stress physiology, psychology, ethology, biology, and neuroscience. Maggie Kline, MFT, is a retired school psychologist and marriage and family therapist who has been using Somatic Experiencing with children and families since 1999.