Have you ever felt that your past experiences have negatively affected your current state of being? Your childhood plays a major role in shaping the person you become as you grow older. Adverse Childhood Experiences, or ACEs for short, are traumatic events that occur before the age of 18. If you exp
Have you experienced any trauma in your childhood? Childhood trauma is any life threatening, scary, or violent experiences that happen to those 18 years old or younger. And childhood trauma can make you approach certain situations differently from others, causing more detrimental problems in life. L
Your childhood is when you are supposed to have the best time of your life. In developmental psychology, your childhood is when it determines how you relate to others as you get older. How you were treated as a child will affect your relationships with others. What happens when you or someone experi
Some people experience trauma at an early age and robs them of this sense of safety and security, and they often grow up to carry that trauma with them well into their adulthood. Defined as “the experience of a single or multiple events by a child that is emotionally painful or distressful,” studie
If you're looking for a deep dive into the correlation between adult ADHD and childhood trauma, then this video could be for you. In this video, we talk about adverse childhood experiences and the brain. We also discuss the potential ways in which childhood trauma may contribute to the manifestatio
In a group of 100 children, 2 to 4 children are atypical in some way. They have difficulty paying attention, talk too much or interrupt others constantly. Later, they are often diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD for short. To learn what it's like to grow up with ADHD, f
What do you feel when you think about your childhood? Do you think of it as a happy place you’d give anything to get back to, or would you rather pretend it never happened? Unfortunately, sometimes parents are not the ones who know best, and the choices they make while raising their children can lea
Do your parents say toxic things to you? This video are of things that parents should say to you instead. Writer: Joshua Munoz Script Editor: Isadora Ho Script Manager: Kelly Soong VO: Amanda Silvera Animator: Sun Biscuit YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong References Raisingchildren. Praise, encou
In a previous video, we talked about the signs your inner child is wounded. In this one, we would like to explore the signs your inner child is healing. Healing your wounded inner child is a crucial step towards enhancing your mental health and overall well-being. Unresolved childhood trauma can c
Have you ever wondered about the different ways we express and perceive love? Or what the secret is to a long and happy romantic relationship? In this video, we'd like to talk about a little theory known as the “Color Wheel Theory of Love.” Also sometimes known as Lee’s (1977) love styles or love a
Do you know your love style? Love is an intense feeling of affection. It can be quite complex, as you may love certain people and things differently. As that definition can be quite ambiguous, there are further love classifications you may have. Also known as, love styles. Take the quiz below to
Trauma can affect anyone at any point in life, including you. Not only difficult experiences during early childhood, but also events later in life can trigger significant trauma in individuals. The American Psychology Association defines trauma as any experience that results in significant fear, hel
