How to Deal With Trauma in Children

When we're upset, our nervous system is reacting to a perceived threat. So if that human's not there, that moment of upset is really big and really overwhelming for us as children. Parents who lean on their children too much emotionally can cause problems in the emotional world. And I think sometimes parents think they're just well intentioned. They're close with their children. It's just not appropriate to be sharing some of this emotional content.