Author Archives: Executive Director Hannah Carr-Unquera, LPC

Parenting adolescents comes with its own set of challenges. Adding a response to traumatic experiences creates new complexities that can further challenge the parent-child relationship. As caregivers, helping your teen heal from trauma can be overwhelming. You may question yourself and your ability to support them through this difficult time. At Nexus Teen Academy, we …

Trauma-informed parenting is a way of raising children that considers how past experiences, especially difficult or traumatic ones, can affect a child’s behavior, emotions, and development. It’s not just for children who have experienced major trauma; it’s a helpful approach for all caregivers. some key aspects of trauma-informed parenting include understanding adolescent trauma, identifying changes …