My mom has been helping with childcare for my kids who both have complex PTSD, but she keeps reverting to how she raised me when they're dysregulated — and I'm realizing I need to heal my own childhood stuff before I can teach her to do better with them.
More people experience this than they realize.
The task of educating an older generation about trauma-informed approaches is complicated by the realization that your own childhood wounds are still unhealed, making every conversation a confrontation with family patterns you haven't fully processed.
“Where Are You with Trauma-informed parenting?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.