Childhood Trauma
You often hear it said that "Children are resilient" - but perhaps not as resilient as we’d like to believe. There is staggering evidence that trauma in childhood has lasting effects and directly contributes to health, social, and economic outcomes in adulthood. The most prominent research related to the lasting effects of childhood trauma is called the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) study.
Resources
Infographic on adverse childhood experiences provides visual presentation about prevalence and outcomes.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides an overview of the ACE study and information about public health leadership to prevent child maltreatment.
The ACE Score Calculator lets individuals determine their exposure to adverse childhood experiences.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides an overview of the ACE study and information about public health leadership to prevent child maltreatment.
The ACE Score Calculator lets individuals determine their exposure to adverse childhood experiences.
Approaches To Learning
From birth, children are intensely engaged in learning how to learn. They are propelled by motivation, attitudes, and habits that experts call "approaches to learning."
Resources
Child Development Tracker from PBS Parents provides age-specific suggestions for nurturing your child’s curiosity, persistence, problem solving, and imagination. Select your child’s age and then click on "Approaches to Learning."
Although intended for its teachers, Head Start’s "Approaches to Learning" offers clear explanation about why each approach to learning is important and suggests ways to nurture their development. It’s interesting to note that "approaches to learning" captures the essence of the "plan, do, review" process that is the core of the teaching method developed by High Scope at the reknown Perry Preschool Project.
Watch MFN’s video on persistence and problem solving, two traits that support early learning.
Although intended for its teachers, Head Start’s "Approaches to Learning" offers clear explanation about why each approach to learning is important and suggests ways to nurture their development. It’s interesting to note that "approaches to learning" captures the essence of the "plan, do, review" process that is the core of the teaching method developed by High Scope at the reknown Perry Preschool Project.
Watch MFN’s video on persistence and problem solving, two traits that support early learning.
Home Visiting
Home visiting, which reaches families with young children in extreme need, has been linked to positive outcomes, including reductions in infant deaths and childhood injuries; as well as increases in school readiness.
Resources
Home Visiting Campaign (Pew Charitable Trusts) - overview, research, video of a home visit.
In the Door and On the Floor: Watch a Home Visit in Action (video from Maryland Family Network)
In the Door and On the Floor: Watch a Home Visit in Action (video from Maryland Family Network)
Boxes And Imaginative Play
Playing in and with boxes is great fun for kids, and it's also a learning opportunity. It's empowering because the child gets to decide what the box is going to be, exercising her ingenuity, problem-solving skills, and spatial ability.
Resources
Parenting For Authentic Success
Children learn through experience - both success and failure. So, children learn from their victories, and also through scraped knees, and collapsed castles. When children learn from these incidents, we call them "successful failures."
Resources
Madeline Levine: Parenting for Authentic Success (KQED)
How to Raise a Child: "Teach Your Child Well" by Madeline Levine (New York Times)
Healthy Beginnings: Supporting Development and Learning from Birth through Three Years of Age (Maryland State Department of Education)]]>
How to Raise a Child: "Teach Your Child Well" by Madeline Levine (New York Times)
Healthy Beginnings: Supporting Development and Learning from Birth through Three Years of Age (Maryland State Department of Education)]]>