Childhood Trauma

What is childhood trauma?

Children with childhood post-traumatic stress have been exposed to one or more traumas during their childhood and have developed behaviors, thoughts, and emotions that last and impair their everyday lives after the incidents have ended.

Types of incidents that can result in childhood trauma

The following are some examples of situations that could be potentially traumatizing?for a child.

• Institutionalized racism in schools or communities
• Living with a parent or caregiver who suffers from a serious mental illness
• The death of a loved one as a result of a variety of factors (e.g., death, divorce, separation)
• Terrorism or natural disasters
• Parental conflict?
• household, school, or community violence
• Witnessing or being a victim of domestic abuse is a difficult situation to be in.
• Parental neglect
• Financial crisis at home

Signs of Childhood Trauma

• Avoiding certain people, places, and things
• decline in academic performance
• Variations in behaviour
• Persistent worrying or anxiety
• Trouble focusing
• Hyperactivity
• Increased feelings of sadness or intense fear
• Withdrawing from family and peers
• Overreacting to circumstances that were once not a big deal

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Overcoming childhood trauma

• Seek therapy from proper mental health professionals.
• Join our support group
• Get proper sleep.
• Relaxation techniques, deep breathing techniques, positive visualization, and positive affirmations
• exercise and engage in activities
• eating healthy foods
• reframe negative thoughts.
• Spend more time with family and friends.

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