PACEs

Outdoor play is key to the health and well-being of children. Getting muddy and staying out till sunset is great for children’s development and can help them refine their motor coordination skills. Kids who play outdoors have improved cognitive skills, too. A recent systematic review found that children who have regular access to green spaces show improved “mental well-being, overall health, and cognitive development.” Children who play outside also had better self-discipline and showed...

Elaine Liberato Jenkins, M.S. , Program Coordinator for the Traumatic Stress Institute (TSI) , reflected that her experience with the Office of Head Start programs began in 2015 as an Early Childhood Mental Health consultant. She learned in that role just how vital it is for Early Childhood programs to provide quality early childhood services that promote school readiness, encourage family and community engagement, and – most importantly – build resilience in families, children, and staff.

A wonderful interview about Floating has been published today. Trauma therapist Debbie Murad, California and German trauma therapist Gopal Norbert Klein are discussing current therapy approaches and how Floating comes into play. It’s really fun watching it: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XEoACJV6p8M I had also already written a blog post recently about Floating, in case you need further information:...

This is a topic I'm extremely passionate about. Those who know me, know that any form of mistreatment/harm to a human being, especially women and children, I'm deeply passionate about. Unfortunately, going by people's responses when you bring it up and even just how women are taught generally about marriage, it's a topic our Zambian society doesn't see as anything serious, yet it is a HUGE SILENT KILLER! To make it worse, even some professional and Christian counselors dismiss the reality of...

BounceBack Wednesday is a safe platform where our Hostess- Early Childhood Educator, Trauma Support Specialist, Emotional Intelligence Consultant, Jameelah Hanif and Special Guests provide hope to those who may be suffering in silence, by sharing their overcoming stories of the impact of Positive & Adverse Childhood Experiences. This week Special Guest is Ronald Puckett, CEO My Pure Health. Come join the discussion as Mr.Puckett will share with you why your health is your wealth. Join Us...

We at PACEs Connection are particularly interested in the interplay between positive and adverse childhood experiences. Here’s some of the relevant research:

We know a lot about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), but what do we really know about PCEs? Turns out, we know both a lot and not enough.

Please join us for our next installment of A Better Normal, our live webinar series in which we imagine and create our society as trauma-informed! You may have seen we changed our name recently from ACEs Connection to PACEs Connection. Please join us to learn all about the groundbreaking research of Positive Childhood Experiences and how this is going to transform the work we are all doing. Read a detailed blog about the science of PACEs and the research being done by our guest speakers by...

We have some very exciting news! As of today, ACEs Connection is now PACEs Connection. PACEs stands for Positive and Adverse Childhood Experiences.

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