Trauma creates change you don’t choose. Healing is about creating change you do choose.
– Michelle Rosenthal

“More than 20% of babies will have at least one traumatic experience, and that number increases for children in poverty and children from marginalized communities,” announces an article on the Zero to Three website.

“That’s why it’s critical that early childhood professionals understand what it means to provide trauma-informed care. When children have the support of caring adults after traumatic events, a growing body of research shows they are more likely to recover without lasting damage.

“Early childhood education (ECE) programs regularly work with traumatized children and their families, often without adequate training in trauma-informed care (TIC). Implementing trauma training for educators can increase the chances that young traumatized children recover, thrive, and enter kindergarten ready to learn.”

Holly Elissa Bruno, herself a survivor of childhood trauma, has written a book that invites early educators to explore their own feelings of trauma, and explore what young children might be needing to help facilitate healing. In Happiness is Running Through the Streets to Find You, Bruno provides resources and reflection questions at the end of each chapter as valuable aids for anyone providing support to young children impacted by trauma.