This article was published in February 2004 in Family Matters magazine. It is comprised of excerpts from Dr. Ziegler’s book Traumatic Experience and the Brain. It explores an important question, “What should we know and what should we do differently based upon recent advancements in understanding brain functioning?” This article discusses the answers Dr. Ziegler has found, incorporating information from recent scientific research and professional literature on the brain, in a context that is written especially to be understandable to parents who can use the information to help their children. (3 pages)