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Complex Trauma: Facts for Caregivers.

Intended for parents and caregivers, this fact sheet explains what it is like to be a child with complex trauma, reactions to trauma reminders, how complex trauma affects the way children see the world, how complex trauma changes the thinking of a child, strategies parents can use to take care...
Leveraging 21st Century Science to Reduce Toxic Stress and Build the Foundations of Resilience in Early Childhood [Presentation Slides]. American Academy of Pediatrics Symposium on Child Health, Resilience & Toxic Stress. June 17, 2014. Washington, D.C.

This slide presentation was presented at a symposium held on June 17, 2014, in Washington, DC, to discuss the emerging science demonstrating the impact of toxic stress on the lifelong health of a child. The symposium was also designed to create consensus on a broad, implementable vision to...
Reading, Relationships, and Resilience: Primary Care as a Platform [Presentation Slides]. American Academy of Pediatrics Symposium on Child Health, Resilience & Toxic Stress. June 17, 2014. Washington, D.C.

This slide presentation was presented at a symposium held on June 17, 2014, in Washington, DC, to discuss the emerging science demonstrating the impact of toxic stress on the lifelong health of a child. The symposium was also designed to create consensus on a broad, implementable vision to...
Two-Generation Preschool Programme: Immediate and 7-Year-Old Outcomes for Low-Income Children and Their Parents.

Preschool children living in low-income families are at increased risk for poor outcomes; early intervention programmes mitigate these risks. While there is considerable evidence of the effectiveness of centre-based programmes in other jurisdictions, there is limited research about Canadian...
Pushing Toward Breakthroughs: Using Innovative Practice to Address Toxic Stress.

This brief highlights programs that are re-thinking services for children and families based on the science of early childhood development and understanding of the consequences of adverse early experiences and toxic stress. Efforts by Acelero Learning in New York City, the Westside Infant-Family...
Innovating in Early Head Start: Can Reducing Toxic Stress Improve Outcomes for Young Children?

This article explains the federal Administration on Children, Youth, and Families is seizing on the science of early childhood development and using the home-visiting Early Head Start program to build responsive caregiving and help alleviate the effects of toxic stress. It highlights the...
Social Development in Adolescents.

This publication offers information for parents and caregivers on adolescent social development and offers tips for social service agents and parents on how to encourage healthy social development.
Listening to a Baby's Brain: Changing the Pediatric Checkup to Reduce Toxic Stress.

This article discusses the role of the pediatrician in addressing toxic stress and the development of recommendations by the American Academy of Pediatrics for implementing prevention, screening, and treatment in clinical practice. The Purposeful Parenting program is highlighted as a way to...
Promoting Healthy Relationship Development in Teens, Part I: How Dating Smart in Youth Can Foster Better Relationships in Adulthood.

This publication offers information on healthy relationship for teens and how parents and other caregivers can encourage healthy dating for adolescents.
Promoting Healthy Relationship Development in Teens, Part II: Three Key Qualities to Foster Better Relationships.

This publication offers information on healthy teen relationships including three kinds of premarital predictors, background and contextual factors, individual traits and behaviors, and interactional processes.
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