I know what your saying hope, but we can also damage our children in ways we cannot see at the time, by also being over protective off them. Protecting our children is paramount, no doubt at all, as I am also a parent and love them to bits and pieces, but I personally, also try and remember that even though PTSD exists in this household within myself, that the children are experiencing life itself, and not being held back from it as a result of being too over protective as such. By doing so, a child can then develop disorders by simply not knowing how to cope when exposed to a bully, or a disagreement, etc etc.

If we don't protect them enough, they can be abused by others. If we do protect them too much, we can actually be abusing them from life. Not implicating or suggesting here, just throwing ideas around for thought. Only you know what is best for you, nobody else.