Trauma in Children
It is estimated that 40% of North American children will have at least one potentially traumatizing experience by the time they are 18 years old including:
– death of a parent or sibling
– ongoing abuse – physical, mental, sexual
– serious accident
– natural disaster
– witnessing domestic violence
– violent crime
How adults respond to children during and after traumatic events can make an enormous difference in the eventual outcome – both for good and for bad.
(Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience , Nov. 2005)