Trauma-Informed Practice in Early Education Making a Lifetime’s Difference
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
James McTaggart is an educational psychologist with nearly 20 years’ specialist experience in early childhood and psychological trauma. A popular trainer and speaker, he has worked with many children, practitioners, and families facing challenges and as a survivor of childhood trauma himself is passionate about applying this learning to help change lives.
Many young children arrive in our settings carrying past trauma. And all children will face challenges in their future lives. Trauma-informed practice helps us support them all by offering safe and responsive relationships and environments.
This book provides a clear, research-based framework for understanding what trauma feels like, how it affects behaviour and learning, and what this looks like in daily practice. It shows how early years educators can support recovery and resilience through everyday care, co-regulation, and practical strategies, and how joyful settings can be created even in the face of stressful or systemic challenges. With chapters on staff wellbeing and secondary trauma, this is a hopeful, hands-on guide.
Trauma-informed practice is not an extra – it’s high-quality early education adapted for everyone in the setting. This book shows how to do it well, for every child and adult. It is essential reading for all current and future early years educators, and those who train and support them.
Many young children experience trauma – how can we help them? Every child will one day face challenges as an adult – how can we prepare them? Research shows that early educators can make a lifetime’s difference for both groups of children, and this book is about how.
Safety Notice – Read This First!
Introduction
Section 1: Understanding Trauma
1) How Our Brains Manage Stressful Events
2) Trauma and Young Children
3) Developmental Trauma
4) Recognising Trauma’s Impact in Our Settings
5) The Role of the Educator
Section 2: Trauma and Adversity in Early Education
Interlude - The Role of the Educator
6) Recovery After a Known Event
7) What Traumatised Children Need Help With
8) Positive Relationships 1 – The Building Blocks
9) Positive Relationships 2 – Establishing Safety
10) Positive Relationships 3 – Changing Children’s Worlds
11) Resilience 1 – What We Are Doing
12) Resilience 2 – Developing Safety
13) Resilience 3 – Developing the Self
14) Trauma and Neurodevelopmental Differences
Section 3: The Whole System
15) The Wider System
16) Working With Parents and Families
17) Staff Stress and Secondary Trauma
18) Promoting Staff Wellbeing
19) Staff Traumatic Memories
Glossary
References
Index
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
James McTaggart is an educational psychologist with nearly 20 years’ specialist experience in early childhood and psychological trauma. A popular trainer and speaker, he has worked with many children, practitioners, and families facing challenges and as a survivor of childhood trauma himself is passionate about applying this learning to help change lives.