What is Chancla Culture? How does it relate to Adverse Childhood Effects (ACEs), and why is it so important that we acknowledge this harm so that our communities can find healing? Chancla Culture is the totality of punitive, violence-based, authoritarian dynamics that...
I remember sitting down on my couch and pulling a pillow on my lap. I was playing with the tassels to try and distract myself. I pushed the pillow against my lips to try and hide my face but I still wanted to make eye contact with my dad. Tears were streaming down my...
How many of us have wondered if our own childhood experiences may be affecting how we’re able to show up for our kids? Caring for kids can bring up new challenges and test our capacities for coping, or resurface issues from our past that we thought we’d left behind...
How parents, caregivers and community members can use education as a form of prevention April is National Child Abuse Prevention month, a time when we put a special focus on the need to support families and communities to prevent child abuse and neglect, with the goal...
All parents consider their children's wellbeing a top priority, and it is often the foremost thought on parents' minds as they separate. Parents who are sensitive to children's needs and can set aside their differences and collaborate on behalf of their children are...
Today's children and teens are growing up immersed in digital media. They are exposed to media in all forms, including TV, computers, smartphones, and other screens. Media can influence how children and teens feel, learn, think, and behave. What We Know: Here are...
Original Publication: American Psychological Association Few events hit home for children and families like a school shooting. When children see such an event on television or on Web-based news flashes, it is natural for them to worry about their own school and...
It can be shocking and upsetting to learn that your child has gotten in trouble for picking on other kids or been labeled a bully. As hard as it may be to hear this news, it's important to deal with it right away. Whether the bullying is physical or verbal, if it's...
What is bullying? txt icon Bullying is a form of youth violence and an adverse childhood experience (ACE). CDC defines bullying as any unwanted aggressive behavior(s) by another youth or group of youths, who are not siblings or current dating partners, that involves...
When pediatrician Adiaha Franklin, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP, visits with patients, she asks them three questions about bullying: Do you ever see kids picking on other kids? Do kids ever pick on you? Do you ever pick on kids? (And tell the truth; you're not in trouble.)...
An epidemic is an increase, often sudden, in the number of cases of a disease above what is normally expected in that population in that area. Bullying, in all its forms, is on the rise and has become a silent epidemic in the United States. Some may mistakenly view...
A month long event to prevent childhood bullying—and promote kindness, acceptance, and inclusion. National Bullying Prevention Month is an opportunity to: Encourage the nation to take action at the local level to create safe and supportive schools Offer information...