Excerpt from: Friendship Circle Blog (click for full article)
PTSD in children is real. So are myths and misconceptions about this mental illness. Because they are so prevalent, many people are ignorant of or deny the existence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in kids.
This article, the second in an ongoing series, examines the following commonly held myths and misconceptions about PTSD in children:
1. Only soldiers get PTSD.
2. It’s not PTSD. It’s bad parenting.
3. Kids don’t remember what happened when they were babies.
4. Newborns don’t feel pain.
5. A fetus can’t experience trauma.
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