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Today, there's a push to
educate the public at large,
and those who work with
children in particular, on the
ways that past trauma might
have shaped behaviors such
as poor impulse control, an
inability to connect with peers or heightened anxiety.
" Kids look at other kids and think: Those kids keep it all together better than me and I don't
know why, " Knight explains. " They don't understand that their trauma is to blame. "
After 18 months of isolation, perhaps in an unstable home, living with grief over a lost loved
one or suffering the stress of financial hardship, some mental health experts worry that COVID
itself is becoming an adverse childhood experience.
" All of us are experiencing small traumas as a result of this collective trauma, " Knight says.
" It's leading us to feel more anxious and overwhelmed.... We're experiencing more stress, more
difficulty in relationships. What we've been through is significant. "
What can be done to soften the impact?
As vaccines are proving to be widely effective, they are the key to returning kids to school, resuming
extracurricular activities, restoring friendships and peer interactions. Adams-Vanke urges parents
to get vaccinated and to vaccinate their children as soon as they are eligible. " That will help get
things back to normal, " she says.
Parents can make sure children are moving their bodies, getting outside to breathe fresh air and
seeing peers in whatever way they can. Once activities are back open, parents should encourage
children to re-engage.
When kids seem sad, Adams-Vanke says, validate that feeling. " I'm constantly telling people,
we have to be gentle with ourselves. "
EnCircle's Olsen advises caregivers to reach out to therapists, even if there's a wait. " As parents,
we think we have to do it all. Sometimes it's helpful to have additional support. "
Kids in therapy get " empowerment and a better understanding of themselves, " she says. " They
learn that they have the choice to make different responses. "
But mental health professionals stress that being present with kids, walking with them through
these tough times might be the best we can do at this moment.
" We asked children to give up so much and it was mostly to save older people, " says
Adams-Vanke.
" I got to the point in my practice where I just started thanking kids, " she says " I would say:
'This is hard. Thank you for what you are doing.' " I
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