Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Parents, Children, Trauma & Neuroplasticity

"During disasters young children usually take their cues from their parents. As long as their caregivers remain calm and responsive to their needs, they often survive terrible incidents without serious psychological scars."

"...early explorations shape the limbic structures devoted to emotions and memory, but these structures can also be significantly modified by later experiences: for the better by a close friendship or a beautiful first love, for example, or for the worse by a violent assault, relentless bullying, or neglect." 

From The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk

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