Dissociation in Infants and Young Children: A Summary of the Research on its Causes and Results

"Throughout the United States, family courts are not provided accurate, relevant information about the neurological, psychological and social developmental needs of children from birth to seven years of age. Family courts have, for many years, focused on the needs of the adult parents in cases of separation, visitation rights, custody and divorce, while failing to address “the best interests of the young child.” As a result, decisions made by these courts have, unknowingly, imposed trauma on the child. Research has demonstrated that these family court decisions and resulting early childhood traumas have created both immediate and enduring problems for the child and later adult."

Dr. Peter Haiman, PeterHaiman.com