Episode 81: When Trauma and Puberty Meet: How to Help Your Child
The Forgotten Podcast
The Forgotten Initiative
4.9 • 532 Ratings
🗓️ 4 November 2019
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Puberty. It’s a time you may be dreading as a parent or caregiver, or maybe you’re currently walking this road with your pre-teen or teenager, and you need help! It doesn’t have to be scary. Our guest, Dr. Melody Aguayo, offers a wealth of knowledge that will help you navigate this stage of life. The changes that accompany this stage of life for our children with trauma histories can bring more challenges than other children face. There are significant differences that we, as parents, need to understand so we can support and educate our children well. Awareness is the first step, so let’s dive in!
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| 0:00.0 | Meeting you right where you are on your foster care journey, this is The Forgotten podcast. |
| 0:08.4 | For behaviors that are sexual in nature, even though I understand developmentally where they're coming from, |
| 0:15.3 | I think the consequence does need to be big and firm, and the structure needs to increase. |
| 0:21.2 | But those kids are typically not predatory kids. |
| 0:25.5 | In fact, I think the greatest risk is that somebody's going to harm them because of their |
| 0:30.6 | indiscretion. |
| 0:33.8 | Hey, it's Jamie Kabe. |
| 0:35.5 | Welcome back to the Forgotten podcast, whether you are part of the foster care community, passionate about serving, or simply interested in learning more, we are here for you. Today, we are going to talk about puberty and how to survive this stage with our kids, especially those who have trauma histories. |
| 0:55.9 | Our guest, Dr. Melody Agwayo, received her formal education in marriage and family therapy |
| 1:01.7 | and psychology, but it was really out of her personal experience in parenting children |
| 1:06.2 | from hard places that she saw the need to open a private consulting practice. She was the desperate parent |
| 1:13.4 | in IEP meetings, the isolated parent at birthday parties, and the parent who felt like she was |
| 1:18.9 | failing her child because she could not help him. Slowly, their family began to find strategies |
| 1:24.1 | that worked, and out of a place of healing and hope, she now works with other adoptive families to help them find strategies that worked. And out of a place of healing and hope, |
| 1:28.0 | she now works with other adoptive families |
| 1:29.9 | to help them find strategies that will help them on their own journeys. |
| 1:33.9 | You are going to love this episode, you guys. |
| 1:36.9 | I do want to let you know that this particular episode |
| 1:39.7 | addresses more adult topics |
| 1:41.7 | and may not be appropriate for little ears. |
| 1:45.6 | So you may want to listen to this when your young children are not with you. Now before we head to the interview, know that you |
| 1:50.3 | can find links to connect with melody, helpful resources, takeaways from today's show, and all |
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