Child Trauma Handbook

Ricky Greenwald

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Child Trauma Handbook

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

A Guide for Helping Trauma-Exposed Children and Adolescents

by Ricky Greenwald

Reading Level 7 12ME Ages 9-12 Balanced Read

The text is written at a 7th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes.

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About This Book

Some kids carry invisible battles inside them—scars you can’t see but feel deep down. This book shows how understanding those hidden struggles can help heal and bring hope. Learning these secrets changes everything about how we see each other.

Themes

Child PsychologyPost-Traumatic Stress DisorderHealingMental HealthFamily

Quick Assessment

This book offers a clear, accessible guide to understanding and treating trauma in children and adolescents. It explains how traumatic experiences affect behavior and provides practical clinical strategies for support. Suitable for middle-grade readers interested in psychology, it handles sensitive topics with care but may require adult guidance.

For Parents

Content Intensity

12ME — Moderate — Emotional
Emotional
Moderate
Physical
Clear
Social
Light
Thematic
Light

Real stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.

Data confidence: standard

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Reading Insights

Hook Factor

1/10

A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.

Discussion Potential

3/10

A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.

Book DNA

Multi-dimensional content fingerprint

Vocabulary Level
6
Emotional Weight
6
Theme Richness
5
World Scope
1
Data Confidence
7

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Details

Book Length

342 pages
ISBN
9781138933927
Pages
342
Publisher
Psychology Revivals
Published
2017
Type
Fiction

Genres

Post-traumatic stress disorder in adolescence

Subjects

Child PsychologyPost-traumatic Stress DisorderPsychic Trauma in ChildrenAdolescentPost-traumatic Stress Disorder in ChildrenPost-traumatic Stress Disorder in AdolescenceHandbooks, ManualsTherapyTreatmentChildStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticPsychic Trauma in AdolescenceTraumatisme Psychique Chez L'enfantGuides, ManuelsTraitementTraumatisme Psychique Chez L'adolescentÉtat De Stress Post-traumatique Chez L'enfantÉtat De Stress Post-traumatique Chez L'adolescentMedicalGynecology & Obstetrics