with her wherever she goes. >> reporter: elizabeth has noticed the toddler is getting increasingly upset at times. >> she's starting to hit a lot and get angry a lot at little things. but what we've heard from some of the other families is that a lot of the other kids, six months late he are starting to act out and kind of in their own way say, i gotta tell you this terrible thing that happened to me when i was in haiti. >> reporter: when the quake struck, part of jenna's orphanage collapsed. it's impossible to characterize how the trauma of the earthquake will affect children as they grow up. acting out is not the least bit unusual. nevertheless for parents like elizabeth, this is a very trying time. >> i have a ph.d. in child development and i'm not prepared. i love her, and we're going to be great. but it's -- like i said, it's