1: READ an article from the National Association of School Psychologists on identifying your child's response to trauma and learning how to help.
2: BUY Children and Trauma: A Guide for Parents and Professionals for advice from a clinical child psychologist. 
3: TAKE free online courses from the Child Trauma Academy to learn how the brain works and processes trauma.
4: HELP your child to explore feelings through art with a book like When Something Terrible Happens.
5: VISIT our listing of PTSD links for more information and ideas.
Do you have suggestions for parents of children newly diagnosed with PTSD? Tell them about that book that explained everything, that website full of resources, that e-mail group you still lean on, that experience with your child that made you see things differently. Those of us who have been there have important gifts to give those who have not yet done that. Offer your words of wisdom and experience where you see "Tell Your Tips" below.
