![]() It may help to seek professional advice if: It can sometimes be difficult to work out if this is just one of those times or whether something more serious is happening. Development may slow down for a while and then move forward again. The first and second year of a child’s life has lots of ups and downs. When to seek help for babies and toddlers after a traumatic event This is a normal adjustment to stress – it is one of the child’s ways of trying to cope with what they have been through. Expect that the child may temporarily regress (go backwards) in their behaviour or become ‘clingy’ and dependent.Avoid exposing the child to reminders of the trauma, where possible.Avoid any unnecessary separations from important caregivers.Spend time just being with the child, giving them your full attention and letting communication flow.Offer a calm atmosphere and soothing activities.Maintain the child’s routines around being held, sleeping and feeding.Reduce the intensity and length of the initial stress reaction by helping the child settle and to feel safe and cared for as quickly as possible.Learn to recognise and manage the child’s signs of stress and understand cues for what is going on for them.Get information and advice on how the baby or toddler is going. ![]()
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