Dawn-Elise Snipes

Clinical Psychotherapist

•Children often do not have the self-awareness or emotional vocabulary to express fear •Behavior is their communication •Before pathologizing behaviors, explore the meaning and function •Even if the child is safe in the current context, something in the current situation may be triggering a trauma response.

Children communicate fear through behavior due to lack of self-awareness and vocabulary; explore meanings before labeling, as triggers can cause trauma responses.

Address Trauma in Children - Parenting