as the term itself suggests childhood trauma describes the negative experiences of a person during hisher childhood that goes on to impact their lives as an adult it comprises any event action or instances that threaten a childs mental and physical wellbeingaccording to the us centers for disease control and prevention cdc adverse childhood experiences or aces are potentially traumatic events that occur in childhood 017 years read alsomy mother and father both hate each other i miss having a normal lifewhile its understandable to feel this way it might be helpful to try to understand your parents perspective as well what might be some reasons why they act the way they do around each other once you have a better understanding of their perspective you might be able to find some compassion forthe school has killed me arvey malhotras mother recalls his suicide note and elaborates on the bullying that led to her sons death awaits justice even after 4 monthswhen a class 10 student of one of delhi ncrs elite schools the delhi public school dps jumped from the building where he stayed with his mom a teacher in the same school many revelations happened which when came to the fore shattered the faith of parents in schools it raised questions on thethis could include experiencing violence abuse or neglect witnessing violence in the home or community or having a family member attempt or die by suicide from physical verbal sexual to emotional abuse many factors can contribute to a childs mental and emotional instabilityhowever what is important to note is that childhood trauma is not just an outcome or a result of abuse rather it can be caused due to many other things that we tend to take for granted or overlook for instance being denied emotional support children are vulnerable theyre innocent and unlike adults they do not have the ability to express their needs and wants they have their own battles to fight and are constantly looking for ways to find support and feel secure if parents fail to provide them with their comfort and safety it may cause a dent on their mental wellbeing and if it continues it may become traumatic for them having to hide ones true self could also be traumatizing for a childfrom a young age children are introduced to a world of dos and donts theyre asked to behave according to the socially constructed roles and must adhere to what is widely expected of them in trying to live up to peoples expectations kids often try to hide their true self take on the guise of something theyre not and pretend to be someone self so as to be liked and appreciatedalong with this dual life that they live they have to take on the burden to constantly prove themselves to compete even if it is not something that they want all of these things can take a toll on the childs mind it can be traumatic for them