The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Trauma and Adversity—A Transformative Guide to Understanding Childhood Trauma and Health

by Nadine Burke Harris

The kids who had the worst responses were also the ones whose caregivers were the least likely to hug, kiss, sing to, or otherwise soothe their child. We heard a lot of “Hold him down!” and “I don’t have time for this, I have to be back at work in a half hour.”