How to help anxious kids who are behaving "badly" - w/ Stephen Terrell || Irene Lyon

If you are a parent struggling to help your infant, child, teenager or even adult child, who is suffering from behavioural troubles, addictions, violent behaviour, as well as trouble learning and other diagnoses such as ADD - and they are NOT getting better, even with top notch medical and alternative help, then you'll want to listen to this interview I have with my mentor and colleague Stephen Terrell.

To learn more about Stephen and his work visit his site: https://www.austinattach.com/

We start up a conversation that is far from complete, but I wanted to get him on my YouTube channel so there's a touchstone of hope for those really struggling with parenting, and their precious children.

Here are some Questions/Topics I discuss in this chat:

0:00 - Loosing the labels
6:41 - History of working with foster care/adoptions
8:07 - Working with touch in therapy
9:51 - Healing is not linear or quick working
11:01 - Why treating and healing children is a process
12:15 - Common example that consults with Stephen
14:57 - Fixing the ‘behaviour’
17:21 - Children using behaviour to regulate when not feeling safe
19:16 - When environment is safe why do children still feel unsafe?
21:32 - Medical trauma in children
25:09 - Anxiety & positive outcome
26:35 - Symptoms and the importance of them to regulate
27:43 - Parents feeling guilty and epigenetics
30:15 - Adult trauma WILL transfer to children
31:33 - Parental tips
33:31 - Issues around sleep and safety
37:07 - Words of advice for parents


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