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Who are these bears?

By Kathy Broady MSW 46 Comments

  Ooooooooh MY !!!   Who are these bears??   And what are they doing here at Discussing Dissociation?   Where did you come from, little bears?   Why are you here?   Do you have any stories to tell the DID kids at Discussing Dissociation?   What are you doing, bears?  What are you doing?   We wanna know!!!     Watch this video for a few more … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bears of Hiddenton Point, Child Alters, DID Education, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Featured Posts #4, Fun!, Kathy's Video Comments, Stories for Child Insiders, Therapy Homework Ideas Tagged With: Activities for Child Parts, Bears at Discussing Dissociation, Child parts in DID systems, DID kids, DID System Work, Distance Ness, Hiddenton Bears, Saddest Little Bear, Teddy bears for kids, Who are these bears?, Why are you here?

Stark Contrasts in Ways to Approach Child Development

By Kathy Broady MSW 10 Comments

      Today, or tomorrow, my first grandson will be born. He’s not even born yet, and he’s been the center of all things for quite some time. Of course, his arrival is one of the main reasons I’ve come to Texas — I didn’t want to miss those first moments of seeing his precious new life.   Or miss the experience watching my son beam with joy when he holds his first son. Or miss the first weeks of complicated … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Child Alters, DID Education, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Family Members of Trauma Survivors, Featured post #1, Mind Control Tagged With: 2-year olds, Child Abuse, Child Development, Child guidance, DID kids, DID System Work, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Newborn babies, Nurturing vs Abusing, Protecting Children, Teaching a child, Teaching young children, when children are hurt, When children are injured

A Quick Heads Up re: Kids Time with Kathy Email Course

By Kathy Broady MSW 28 Comments

    Hey hello! I have some VERY GOOD news to share with you. Well.... I think it's just the best news anyway. Like SUPER good news. FANTASTIC news.   HAPPY DANCE kind of good news! Personally, I'm over-the-moon excited about this. So guess what, guess what, guess what?!!     I've been working on something really cool !   And it's almost almost almost ready for you to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Child Alters, DID Education, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Featured post #1, Fun! Tagged With: Activities for Child Parts, DID kids, Email Course for DID kids, for DID kids, Internal Systemwork, Kids Time with Kathy

Where is Maizy?

By Kathy Broady MSW 7 Comments

  The holidays are coming! Maizy is playing, and she wants to have some holiday fun this year. Maizy and her friends are saying hello. Can you see her? Can you see some of Maizy's friends? I can!    :mrgreen:    Look closely -- Maizy and her friends are hiding, but they are there!     I hope you are having a good day! Know that I'm thinking of you, and wishing you some holiday … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Child Alters, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Fun! Tagged With: Christmas fun, DID kids, Discussing Dissociation, for DID kids, Happy Holidays, Holiday fun, Maizy, Merry Christmas

The Therapeutic Value of Play vs. Play Deprivation

By Kathy Broady MSW 16 Comments

  Do you have DID kids or DID teenagers or DID adults who have difficulty in knowing how to play? Do you have insiders who are violent or mean to others?   We all know that exposure to violence and trauma adds to these problems, but it can be more than just that.  Children who are repeated neglected and abused typically do not have enough fun and playtime in their everyday life. Instead of having a great time … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Child Alters, DID Education, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, emotional pain, Family Members of Trauma Survivors, Fun!, Internal Communication, mental health, Stories for Child Insiders, Supportive Spouses, Therapy and Counseling, Therapy Homework Ideas, Trauma Tagged With: Children, Children Youth and Family, Coping (psychology), DID kids, Disorders, Dissociation, Dissociative Child parts, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Emotion, Health, Kathy, Kathy Broady, mental health, Psychological trauma, Self Esteem, Social skills, therapy, Trauma, Violence, Violence and Abuse

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