The Baffling Behavior Show {Parenting after Trauma} EP 214: Helping Kids with Medical Trauma with Rose LaPiere
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Mar 25, 2025 In this conversation, Rose LaPiere, a co-teacher of Being With and parent, shares her insights on the complexities of medical trauma in children. She explains how trauma is subjective, affecting children differently during medical interventions like NICU stays or dental visits. Rose highlights the importance of parents understanding their child's reactions and emotions. She offers strategies for preparing kids for medical experiences, emphasizes storytelling and play as healing tools, and underlines the significance of co-regulation to support emotional connections.
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Trauma Is Subjective Experience
- Trauma is based on the child's perception and felt safety, not the seriousness of the medical event.
- Different kids can experience the same event very differently depending on their overwhelmed state.
NICU Babies Need Holding Too
- Rose's son was a NICU baby and she was initially not allowed to hold him due to his IVs.
- Holding him became a mutual need for connection and healing amid medical interventions.
Recognizing Signs of Medical Trauma
- Signs of medical trauma can include repeated talking about, avoidance of, or aggression linked to medical experiences.
- Trauma symptoms may appear months later, reflecting ongoing distress.
