Product Description

After a painful or fearful experience, children may endure such symptoms as unexplainable stomachaches, pains, nightmares, bedwetting, nervousness, aggression, distractibility, and other problems. On It Won’t Hurt Forever, Dr. Peter Levine offers his 35 years of expertise in healing emotional trauma to show you a breakthrough approach for helping your child. Created especially for parents and caregivers, here are the skills you need to help a child recover from frightening events in a healthier, more natural way – using the body’s own healing mechanisms.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #298508 in Books
• Published on: 2004-12
• Format: Audiobook
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 2
• Binding: Audio CD

From the Publisher
The ability to heal is innate, making the adult's role simple: it is to help children access their own ability to recover. This is similar in any ways to the function of a band-aid or a splint. The band-aid or splint doesn't heal the wound, but protects it, and supports the body in restoring itself. When appropriately guided, children will grow stronger and will have an increased immunity from the effects of future potential traumas. The suggestions provided here are meant to enable adults to be good "band-aids" for children.

How to use this audio learning set:

It is suggested that you first listen to the two audiotapes without your child. This will give you a broad idea of the nature of trauma in children, and provide you with various things that you can do to help prevent traumatic symptoms from developing in children after stressful events. It also explains how to help children regain balance and resilience after traumatization. Next, it is suggested that you read the provided parent's guide as a review and so that you will know how to best use the final section of the program to help guide your child with the spoken rhymes and fold-out pictures. Finally, to offer best support for your child as you work with the rhymes, it is important to take time to study the verses and the corresponding instructions prior to listening together. This way you will be ready for the various possible responses from your child - and better in control of your own reactions.

About the Author
Peter A. Levine received his Ph.D. in medical and biological physics from the University of California at Berkeley, and also holds a doctorate in psychology from International University. During his 35-year study of stress and trauma, he has contributed to scientific and medical publications and served as consultant for NASA’s space shuttle project. He has taught at the Hopi Guidance Center and at hospitals, trauma centers and pain clinics throughout the world.

From AudioFile
The articulate author of HEALING TRAUMA: RESTORING THE WISDOM OF THE BODY, also from Sounds True, offers a comprehensive guide to helping children recover from traumatic incidents. Most cultures discourage people from naturally discharging their reactions to traumatic events. For parents and caregivers wanting to help traumatized children, or to prepare children who are about to experience a trauma such as surgery, the organized insights and guidance offered here cannot be surpassed. Though the program is detailed, the language and tone stay accessible, even welcoming, and the recommendations make enormous sense. The last quarter of the program consists of melodic poems read with gusto and aimed at awakening deep healing centers in a child. T.W. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine