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Nightmares or waking up throughout the night.Wetting the bed after being potty trained.Regressing to baby talk or animal noises.Significant sleeping and/or eating changes.I broke down the signs into age groups and am going to try and keep it as simple as possible, but here’s the list of things to look out for: Age Birth to 5 You know your kid better than anyone, so read through the signs, be informed, and if you have a weird gut feeling that something has happened, then trust that weird gut feeling and have an open conversation with your kid or teen about it. It could be due to changes at school, changes at home, them going through a “phase,” or like I said, maybe they’re just going through normal kid or teenager stuff. Just because they’re showing some of these signs does not mean they were in fact abused. Remember that kids are kids and teens are teens, and sometimes they all act a little weird.
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While reading through this list of symptoms, try not to go looking for a problem where there may not be one. That being said, it does help to be informed and know what to look for when your kid’s behavior seems “off.” In fact, most of the parents I meet with do everything in their power to protect their kids and raise them with every good intention. This is of no fault to them I tell parents all the time that there’s no real guidebook giving them a solution to every problem or scenario that comes up, and no parent ever expects their child to be subjected to abuse or harm. A lot of times parents tell me they begin to notice these abnormal behaviors before any disclosure of abuse or trauma is made, but they brush it off, or attribute it to something else. Throughout my experience at the Child Advocacy Center, I’ve seen kids and teens experience and show signs of trauma differently, especially depending on their age.