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Regression

I saw this post from Mamaduke today and it felt fortuitous timing to share and expand upon ( https://www.instagram.com/p/CygkbQ3sLaQ/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==  ) I mentioned in  Trauma and tips for family & friends (alwayssingintherain.blogspot.com)  that  It is fairly usual for adoptive children to act younger than their actual age and i would need to respond to the age they show. This might vary through a day, but i need to allow for that regression so that they can feel that safe space.  It took a little while for little one to settle in enough for this to start coming through. It was really the second meet up with her foster family that kicked in some of this behaviour to a more noticeable level. Before that we hadn't seen any toilet training regression, but that then came into play at this point as something she could control and I'd also see other behaviours - wanting me to feed her more for example. She's struggling with the loss of her fos...