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| Dedication and Acknowledgments | |
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| Foreword | |
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| Trauma Is a Fact of Life | |
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| Real-Life Examples of Children We Have Known | |
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| Trauma Is Not Only in the Event | |
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| The Recipe for Trauma | |
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| The Recipe for Resilience | |
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| Building Resilience by Building Sensory Skills through Practice, Practice and More Practice | |
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| Giving Appropriate Support to an Overwhelmed Child | |
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| Simple Steps to Build Resilience | |
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| Developing a Calming Presence | |
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| Getting Acquainted with Your Own Sensations | |
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| Exercise: Noticing Sensations | |
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| Exercise: Exploring Sensations and the Rhythm of Pendulation | |
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| Exercise: Tracking Sensations with a Partner | |
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| Exercise: Making a Sensation Treasure Chest | |
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| First Aid for Trauma Prevention: A Step-by-Step Guide | |
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| Tricks of the Trade: Restoring Resilience through Play, Art and Rhymes | |
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| The Story of Sammy | |
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| Four Principles to Guide Children's Play Toward Resolution | |
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| More Help for Kids through "Make-Believe" Play | |
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| Art Activities: Clay, Play Dough, Painting and Drawing | |
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| Nature and Animal Rhymes Combined with Drawings That Build Resources | |
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| Remedies for Specific Situations: Amusement Park Rides to Zebra Bites | |
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| First Aid for Accidents and Falls | |
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| The Purpose of Touch When Helping a Child in Shock | |
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| The Power of Language to Soothe and Heal | |
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| Exercise: Experiencing the Power of Words | |
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| More Animal Rhymes to Help Your Child Regain Self-Confidence | |
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| A Guide to Constructing a Healing Story | |
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| Prevention of Medical Trauma | |
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| What Parents Can Do to Prepare Children for Surgery or Other Medical Procedures | |
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| When the Medical Procedure Is an Emergency | |
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| Elective Surgeries | |
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| Sensitivity to Your Child's Pain | |
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| A Timely Word about Bullies and School Shootings | |
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| Ages & Stages: Building Confidence by Fostering Healthy Development | |
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| Responding to Your Infant: Issues of Safety and Trust | |
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| Your Toddler's Needs: "Me Do It Myself" | |
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| "Tug of War" with Your Three- to Four-Year-Old | |
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| Your Flirtatious Four- to Six-Year-Old Boy or Girl | |
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| Adolescent Development: Who Am I? | |
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| Sexual Violation: Reducing the Risk and Early Detection | |
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| Sexual Trauma Symptoms | |
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| Reducing the Risk of Sexual Wounds | |
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| What Is Sexual Violation? | |
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| Steps Caregivers Can Take to Decrease Children's Susceptibility | |
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| Games for Kids to Practice Making Boundaries | |
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| Why Most Children Don't Tell: Making It Safe for Them to Tell You | |
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| Date Rape and Other Teen Issues | |
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| Separation, Divorce and Death: Helping Your Child Move through the Grieving Process | |
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| Symptoms of Grief versus Symptoms of Trauma | |
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| Two Views of Divorce: Rosy or Dark? | |
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| Surviving Divorce: A Guide to Preserving Your Child's Wholeness | |
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| Helping Your Child Grieve | |
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| Dealing with the Death of a Pet | |
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| Steps That Help Children Resolve Their Grief | |
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| Exercise: Grief Recovery | |
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| Guerrilla Warfare in Our Neighborhoods: The Real Battle to Protect Kids from Terror | |
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| Models for Change in Hospitals and Medical Centers | |
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| A Peek at a Model Family-Centered Children's Hospital | |
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| Community Crisis Intervention | |
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| A New Model for Crisis Debriefing at School | |
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| Notes | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Additional Resources | |
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| About the Authors | |
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| Foundation for Human Enrichment | |