Childhood trauma can be hard to recognize if parents don’t educate themselves on what it looks and sounds like. Stories in the media abound about children, both young and older, who go public about the abuse they suffered. The common thread in these stories is the parents who look shell-shocked at what went on under their very noses. The latest scandal with so many young gymnasts abused at the hands of a trusted doctor highlights the need to be aware of how children who suffer trauma often act. I was painfully aware that my girls had suffered at the hands of their emotionally abusive and narcissistic father. But even I…