Trauma Responses in Little Ones: Child seems to be fighting the world (Modeling witnessed behaviors; May direct aggression to self possibly for fear of being punished by adults; Recklessness, prone to accidents, and self-inflicted injury), Child becomes inhibited (Limited use of words, Does not show a broad range of emotions, Vary between excessively clingy or keeps a distance from parent), Child seems to be regressing (Difficulty with previously mastered milestones: feeding, sleeping, toileting; Fussy and hard to console), Child is sensory-seeking or avoidant (Hyperarousal or Hypervigilant, Reluctant to touch and approach, Difficulty focusing/impulsivity, Lack of body/space awareness)

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