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In recent days of war, we observed a group of typically developing toddlers, aged one and a half to two, who spent several hours each day in a shelter in the turbulent north. Watching them made it clear just how much prolonged stress—like what we are all experiencing now—affects even very young children, showing up through intensified behaviors. We saw one toddler curl up in a corner, clutching a teddy bear and refusing to join play. Another clung to a familiar caregiver and