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1 YOUNG CHILDRENCOPE WITH TRAUMA
YOUNG CHILDRENCOPE WITH TRAUMA These are all normal reactions. Abandonment is a major childhood fear, sochildren need frequent reassurance they will be cared for and will not be leftbehind.Activities for home or school play acting, physical contact, puppets, art, stories,large muscle movement (throwing balls, etc.). School age (7 to 11 years). Children at this age have the ability to understand thepermanence of loss from a trauma. They can become preoccupied with details ofit and want to talk about it continually. They may not be able to
2 concentrate inschool and their grades dr
concentrate inschool and their grades drop. Since their thinking is more mature, theirunderstanding of the disaster is more complete. This can result in a wide range ofreactions: guilt, feelings of failure, and anger.School age children can also slip back into earlier behaviors. As in youngerchildren, sleep problems can appear. Their anxiety and fear may be seen in anincreased number of physical complaints.Activities for home or school play acting, puppets, drawing and painting,sharing their experiences in groups, reading, creative writing or discussion.Pre-adolesce
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nce and adolescence (12 to 18 years). In this age group, childrenhave a great need to appear knowledgeable and experienced to the world,especially to their family and friends. When they live through a traumatic eventappropriate. Because they survived the trauma, they may feel immortal. This canlead to reckless behavior and taking dangerous risks. Their reactions are a mixtureof earlier age group reactions and reactions that are more adult. Teenage years area period of moving outward into the world. However, experiencing a trauma cancreate a feeling that the world
4 is unsafe. Even teenagers may return t
is unsafe. Even teenagers may return to earlier waysof behaving. Overwhelmed by intense reactions, teens may be unable to discussthem with their family members.Activities at school general classroom activities, literature or reading, peerhelpers, health class, art class, speech/drama, social studies/government, history. n'\t\r\r\n\f \n\t$\r \t\r# \n \r\n\f\f\r\t)\r\n\f\t\nn' \t\r \t
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ing difficulty. If achild has experienced a recent loss such as a divorce, a death of someone who wasclose, or a move to a new neighborhood, he or she may feel particularlyassociated with previous traumas, which can be overpowering.Seeing a counselor does not mean that a child is Òmentally illÓ or that you havefailed to support him or her. Following a trauma, many adults and children havefound that it is helpful to talk with a counselor who has specialized training in post-traumatic reactions and can help them understand and deal with how they arefeeling. September 2001