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I am still researching my Zero to Three website. This website has so much information. i clicked on a lnk that discuss stress in children. Stress is a big problem in children.Some types of traumatic events involve (1) experiencing a serious injury to yourself or witnessing a serious injury to or the death of someone else, (2) facing imminent threats of serious injury or death to yourself or others, or (3) experiencing a violation of personal physical integrity. there are two types of events that can lead up to stress. The first is acute traumatic events, the events that are short lived. Some events are

School shootings

Gang-related violence in the community

Terrorist attacks

Natural disasters (for example, earthquakes, floods, or hurricanes)

Serious accidents (for example, car or motorcycle crashes)

Sudden or violent loss of a loved one

Physical or sexual assault (for example, being beaten, shot, or raped)(http://www.nctsnet.org/nccts/nav.do?pid=faq_def0

The next is calledchronic traumatic situations.  these are situations that occur over a period of time including intense feelings of fear, loss of trust in others, decreased sense of personal safety, guilt, and shame. Some examples include

• Some forms of physical abuse
• Long-standing sexual abuse
• Domestic violence
• Wars and other forms of political violence(http://www.nctsnet.org/nccts/nav.do?pid=faq_def)

Depending on their age, children respond to traumatic stress in different ways. Many children show signs of intense distress—disturbed sleep, difficulty paying attention and concentrating, anger and irritability, withdrawal, repeated and intrusive thoughts, and extreme distress—when confronted by anything that reminds them of their traumatic experiences. Some children develop psychiatric conditions such as posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, and a variety of behavioral disorders.
Some children are able to recover from traumatic stress while others have underlyoing issues. Repeated exposure to traumatic events can affect the child's brain and nervous system and increase the risk of low academic performance, engagement in high-risk behaviors, and difficulties in peer and family relationships. Traumatic stress can cause increased use of health and mental health services and increased involvement with the child welfare and juvenile justice systems.(http://www.nctsnet.org/nccts/nav.do?pid=faq_def)

references;
²Defining Trauma and Child Traumatic Stress http://www.nctsnet.org/nccts/nav.do?pid=faq_def