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May 12th, 2010
Trauma

How 8 year olds respond to trauma

The emotional growth spurt that occurs around 7  years of age continues and by the time a child turns 8 he starts to converse with others at an almost adult level. The emotional development of a 8 year old can take parents and children on a roller-coaster ride. Eight year olds have a need to [...]

May 11th, 2010
Stress, Trauma

Trauma or stress?

Trauma is  a form of stress but not all stress becomes trauma. Stress occurs when a situation temporarily or briefly throws the nervous system off balance. After a relative short period of time the nervous system returns to it’s normal, balanced state – due to it’s ability to cope  or because the stressful situation seized. [...]

May 11th, 2010
Trauma

How 7 year olds respond to trauma

I would prefer not to limit children’s emotional development or reactions to a specific age. Children have different personalities and levels of development. It is possible for a six year old to be emotionally more mature than a 8 year old, for example. Yet, there are certain milestones that tend to become visible around a [...]

May 8th, 2010
Trauma

What is trauma?

A traumatic event is a experience  that causes psychological, physical and/or emotional stress and damage. Psychological damage can lead to physical changes in the brain and brain chemistry. This has a negative influence on a person’s ability to cope with stress. A event can be traumatic if: It happened unexpectedly You were unprepared for it. [...]

May 5th, 2010
Bed Wetting, Nightmares

Nightmare or night terror?

A night terror is not a nightmare on steroids. In truth, these two differ quite significantly. Night terrors is persistent fears that interrupt a person’s – child or adult – sleep. The person may wake up screaming, sweating and seemingly awake. Though his eyes are open he is actually still sleeping and will have no recollection of [...]

May 5th, 2010
Trauma

Behavior of pre-schoolers during trauma

Children between the ages of 2 and 6 experience trauma differently from older children. Due to the emotional turmoil they find themselves in fear dominates their thinking. This has a negative influence on recent learning and a child will temporarily “forget” newly acquired skills like toilet training. They may start using “baby-talk” , wet their [...]

May 4th, 2010
Trauma

Emotions of pre-schoolers during trauma

When pre-school children (aged 2-6 years) are exposed to trauma they are overwhelmed by a barrage of emotions. They will find it difficult to describe in words what bother them or what they experience emotionally. They are unsure how long the frightening situation will continue or whether it will happen again. This creates fear that extends beyond [...]

May 4th, 2010
Trauma

Too young for trauma?

It is often assumed that infants and very young children are exempt from trauma. That they are too small to verbalize their feelings and therefore their age protect them from being traumatized. In truth, memories of sight, sounds and smells associated with a traumatic event are stored and these memories often emerge in play (traumatic [...]

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