Childhood aggression can be a challenging issue for parents to address. Aggressive behavior in children can range from hitting, biting, and tantrums to verbal aggression and bullying. The good news is that with patience, understanding, and the right strategies, parents can help their child manage and redirect their aggression, reducing the risk of them growing up to be aggressors or abusers.

This blog explores the concept of parenting through healing, focusing on how parents can support their children and break the cycle of intergenerational trauma.

Adverse childhood experiences, also known as ACEs, are adverse (negative and impactful) experiences that occur during formative childhood years. These include single traumatic events and ongoing traumatic experiences like abuse.

Parenting is hard work. Co-parenting can be even more daunting. Co-parenting with someone who has a full-blown personality disorder is extremely challenging. They are often inflexible, defensive, and manage the situation in unhealthy ways, it may feel near impossible at times.