Many of us can relate to the notion of "getting off to a good start." For CEOs, a good start may come in the form of a new product that will secure their company's future. For entrepreneurs, it could be securing vital seed money for a start-up...
Researchers suggest the emergency room might be best place to stop cycle of violence. MONDAY, April 6, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that the emergency room might be a good place to try to end the vicious cycle of gun violence...
The NCTSN Resource List By Title is an alphabetical listing of all products developed by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. Each of the products listed is linked to provide easy access to all materials. The resource list was...
Only 1/1000 have an ACE score of 9 or 10. In his new book, James Garbarino, shows us how we as society creates killers through overwhelming ACEs . He is empathetic and shows lets us know the reality, most killers are...
Bright Futures and Healthy Child Care America Parent Resources: Introducing new handouts that provide parents with tips on what child care programs will be working on with a child based on the child’s age. Each handout...
The AAP developed 2 promotional ads — Mom! Dad! Ask the doctor about my emotional development, too! — to promote the importance of mental health as part of a health supervision visit. - See more at: ...
The American Academy of Pediatrics has created several posters to use as conversation starters to recognize toxic stress and adverse childhood experiences in children and build their resilience. Pediatricians are encouraged to hang the...
The Building Mental Wellness Learning Collaborative is a Quality Improvement project aimed at achieving optimal mental wellness for all of Ohio’s children and families as soon as possible. The BMW is excited to provide open...
How do you help parents and students of child development understand how they can best help young children thrive? Seeing is believing! Parents today know how important their children’s early experiences are in shaping how they...
As recent reports regarding actor Stephen Collins remind us, accusations of child sexual abuse reliably produce a reaction of intense horror. But a new study suggests that, if we are to seriously address the mistreatment of children...
Past studies have shown that traumatic experiences in childhood can have negative implications for brain development. Now, a new study published in JAMA Pediatrics finds severe childhood neglect may cause structural changes to white...
Somewhere around 10 months of age, babies begin watching their parents’ eyes, following the direction of their gaze so that they can look at the same things. It goes like this: Baby looks into mother’s eyes, mother looks...
Today, AAP President Sandra G. Hassink published a letter to the editor in The New York Times in response to an op-ed that ran in the paper earlier this week on childhood pover ty, referencing a new report from the...
On Wednesday, the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) released a new report titled, “ Ending Child Poverty Now .” In conjunction with the report release, the Academy joined CDF for a press conference on the...
Childbearing gets a little more bearable for working women this year, with various new state and city policies to accommodate the needs of pregnant and parenting workers. In several states, including Delaware, Illinois, Minnesota and West...