Of course she'll be effected, but I was specifically talking about the trauma of being directly exposed to violence. She and BR are very close to the same age. Had she seen the aftereffects of those murders as he did he trauma would be different.Between the ages of 3-5, SW lost her mother, maternal grandparents, aunt & uncles to violence. Her paternal family committed that violence; she lost her father, grandparents, uncle and was separated from the brother/cousin she had grown up with - who also lost everyone in his family. That's a lot of trauma for two little 3-5 y/o. SW will someday learn the reason for the violence. BW will learn who committed that violence and why. That too will be traumatic.
Just as Rebecca Babcock was affected simply by being the biological daughter of Diane Downs, all these children will be affected as well.