Experienced, renowned traumatic parenting workshop leader, speaker, child psychologist, expert, founder of the Center for Psychological Growth and in New Jersey, Dr. Tzipora (Robyn) Koslowitz explains exactly how every post-traumatic parent can reverse the damage from their own and forge a strong, healthy relationship traumas with their children. Every good parent wants to create relationships with their children that are filled with joy, connection, and healthy attachment.
Yet well-meaning but traumatized parents those who suffered as children or who are dealing with traumatic events as adults-tend to see the world from a survival point of view. If that's you, you might suspect that your own trauma is negatively influencing your parenting behaviors. Where can you turn for support and wisdom?
Post-Traumatic Parenting goes far beyond the fad social-media trends like “gentle" and "responsive" parenting to provide a clear, easy-to-follow, and substantive guide, offering both what to do and why it works, so traumatized parents can create the kind of relationship they want with their children of any age, no matter what happened in the past.
In this book, you'll learn how to properly adjust your techniques and strategies, act in accordance with your defined parenting values, and, best of all, create your own survival strategies and flip them into your parenting superpower.
Let Post-Traumatic Parenting help you break the cycle, enjoy the journey, and create healthy, joyful, dynamic, lasting relationships with your children. It is a singular guide to becoming the parent you always wanted to be.

"To the millions of parents who feel alone carrying childhood trauma into their parenting--Dr. Robyn Koslowitz's Post-Traumatic Parenting is the gift and guide they need. In this completely original book, full of heart and scientifically proven methods, parents will find a home with hope and direction. Dr. Koslowitz's wise words provide an antidote to the isolation and even shame that parents working through trauma feel, and lay out clearly 'in the heat of the moment' steps to create connection between yourself and your child, compassionately lighting up the way to help you be the parent you want to be."
Tamar Chansky, PhD, author of Freeing Yourself from Anxiety and Freeing Your Child from Anxiety

"Dr. Robyn Koslowitz is bringing light to such an important topic. This book is an emotional road map for any parent trying to break generational cycles."
Kimberly Shannon Murphy, award-winning stuntwoman and author of Glimmer: A Story of Survival, Hope and Healing

“Dr. Robyn Koslowitz's book finally brings attention to the effects of trauma on parenting and its impact on children. Perfect for parents who worry that their trauma could adversely affect their children, who have trouble saying 'no,' or who feel they have to be perfect at parenting in order to spare their children. Koslowitz aims to put an end to the effects of intergenerational trauma."
Janina Fisher, PhD, author of Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors and Transforming the Living Legacy of Trauma

"This is the book that I have been waiting for! It offers exactly the kind of wisdom and guidance that post-traumatic parents need as they strive to be their best selves in caring for their children."
Deborah L. Korn, PsyD, clinical psychologist and trauma specialist; coauthor of Every Memory Deserves Respect: EMDR the Proven Trauma Therapy with the Power to Heal

About the Author
Robyn Koslowitz, PhD, has been a licensed child psychologist since 2017 and now houses her practice at The Center for Psychological Growth of New Jersey, which focuses on trauma-informed psychotherapy for children, adolescents, and families. She is the educational director of the Targeted Parenting™ Institute and host of the popular Post-Traumatic Parenting podcast and YouTube channel. Dr. K's work is regularly published in Psychology Today, and she has appeared on Fox, CNN, NewsNation, and other national television outlets. She lives in New Jersey, where she practices post-traumatic parenting with her own children and family.

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