Helping Hurting Children
A Conversation with Darby Strickland
Darby Strickland’s children’s books, Something Sad Happened, and Something Scary Happened, are designed to not only help children deal with trauma but also equip their parents. In this conversation with Sharon Betters, Heidi Nequist, and Darby Strickland, Darby answers multiple questions about how to help a hurting child like:
How does a child suffer deep loss or experience fear after a traumatic event?
How do you help that child? How is a child’s response different than an adult’s?
What are signs your child is frightened or deeply grieving?
How can we encourage children to share their feelings openly and seek God’s comfort without making them feel they need to hide their emotions or “be strong”?
What are some of the common fears of children?
What practical ways can we help a child grieve or overcome their fears?
This conversation will help equip those who love children to help them process their fears and grief.
Contact Darby at: www.darbystrickland.com
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Darby is a Faculty Member at CCEF. She works with individuals, families, and couples facing various issues. Darby received my Master of Divinity from Westminster Theological Seminary and teaches Counseling Abusive Marriages for the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation and Counseling Complex Problems for Westminster Theological Seminary. Darby has written on Domestic Abuse and Trauma and has helped develop the curriculum - Becoming a Church that Cares Well for the Abused, a free web-based training that provides best practices for pastors, ministries, and leaders who minister in the context of abuse. Darby’s speaking and writing focus on training churches and counselors to care well for those who have been victims of trauma and abuse.
One of Darby’s greatest joys has been homeschooling my three children. She enjoys traveling with her family and loves any activity that involves water: swimming, beach days, kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding, watching a Longwood Gardens fountain show, or walking along a lake.
