WHAT TYPES OF THINGS CAN CAUSE EARLY DEVELOPMENTAL TRAUMA?
Psychological, emotional, verbal, physical, or sexual abuse
Neglect, abandonment, basic unmet needs
Parental/Caregiver Inconsistency
Loss of a parent or caregiver due to death or divorce, abandonment or incarceration
Adoption, growing up in foster care or unstable, inconsistent environments
Witnessing Domestic Violence
Mother being under a lot of stress (relational or otherwise) while pregnant
Birth trauma, premature birth, c-section birth
Separation during hospitalization/surgery at a young age
Having a primary caregiver with mental illness
Having a primary caregiver with substance abuse issues
Being unwanted by one or both parents
Parent(s) losing one of their parents or significant other
Accident during pregnancy (fall, Motor Vehicle Accident)
Poor or invasive birth procedures (medications, Caesarian Section)
Parent(s)/caregiver(s) with unresolved trauma
Parent(s)/caregiver(s) with intergenerational trauma
Being conceived under traumatic circumstances (rape / sexual assault)
Mis-attuned primary caregiver(s)