Shaping Special Hearts: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, How Trauma Affects Kids

Most of us have heard the term "PTSD," and we often associate it with soldiers returning from war. However, when children experience trauma, they too can develop Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. This can affect their learning, relationships, behavior, and even their faith. Join us on October 27 at noon for a discussion about PTSD with author and expert Jolene Philo. You'll hear insight from mental health professionals and physicians, as well as personal insight from Jolene's own journey with her family. Don't miss this enriching conversation!

Guest: Jolene Philo, author of A Different Dream for my Child, Different Dream Parenting, The Caregiver's Notebook, Every Child Welcome, and the newly released Does My Child Have PTSD?

Host: Katie Wetherbee is an educational consultant for Hope Educational Consulting who works with churches, families, and schools. She is also a writer; her articles have been featured on the MOPS and Power of Moms blogs as well as the Huffington Post and in KidzMatter Magazine. Katie is currently the special needs columnist for Children’s Ministry Magazine. In addition, she and author Jolene Philo are currently writing a book called Every Child Welcome, which will be published in April 2015. Katie and her husband, Tom, live in Chagrin Falls, Ohio with their teenagers and a quirky mutt named Mitzie.