Child traumatic stress can adversely affect a child's memory, attention, behavior, and emotional and social life

Child Traumatic Stress refers to a psychological reaction that some children have to a traumatic experience in which they are involved or have witnessed... Traumatic experiences can affect the brains, minds, and behavior of even very young children, causing similar reactions to some of those seen in older children and adults... 

Causes Child Traumatic Stress... Automobile accidents , Serious injuries , Violent acts , Neglect or abandonment , Unexpected death of a loved one , Life-threatening disasters , Acts of physical or sexual abuse...  

Treat Child Traumatic Stress...  Promoting safety and building routines and rituals , Teaching children stress management and relaxation skills to help them cope with distress and trauma reminders , Talking about traumatic events in ways that enable children to master painful feelings and resolve the impact the events have on their lives , Correcting untrue or distorted ideas about what happened and why , Enhancing children’s ability to regulate emotions, behaviors, and physiological reactions... 

Child traumatic stress can adversely affect a child's memory, attention, behavior, and emotional and social life... It can also change the structure of the child’s brain, alter the nervous system, and deplete a child's capacity to bear ordinary life stresses. Trauma and subsequent experiences can damage a child's trust in a safe world... 

All children have strengths to help them adapt and progress toward recovery. Even those children with a complicated and overlapping symptom profile can thrive with appropriate supports from family, friends, school, and community...