Challenges for young people

Parents who have experienced interpersonal trauma - that is - abuse or betrayal by someone close to them - often work very hard to overcome their challenges to be the best parent they know how to be. However they may also struggle with relationships, including with their own kids.

Some of the ways interpersonal trauma can make it hard to be a parent include:-

* It may feel scary to let your child come close, to give your heart freely and risk being hurt again.

Young people who have experienced trauma often require support to regulate and return to their social engagement system when their fight/flight/freeze responses are activated.