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The little boy disrupting his kindergarten class by insisting on doing what he wants most likely isn’t doing it out of spite. The little girl having a full-blown tantrum because she wants to play with a toy someone else already has probably isn’t just a spoiled brat. Until recently, though, most school personnel would have punished them for acting out. For more on this story, by Leslie Boyd, go to: http://mountainx.com/news/misbehaving-kids-what-you-probably-dont-know/

Re-Posted from ACEs Connection site earlier today. Originally posted by Samantha - thanks Sam! In the early 1990s, about 50 kindergarten teachers were asked to rate the social and communication skills of 753 children in their classrooms. It was...

REPOSTED FR OM ACEs CONNECTION SITE, posted by Samantha earlier today. A new study provides compelling evidence that growing up in poverty can lead to long-term negative consequen ce s on a childs brain development,...

Does anyone have any sample trauma informed policies that they are able to share with me?  Or know where I can look? Thanks!

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Download this working paper by the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child http://developingchild.harvard.../inbrief_resilience/  

Services for Families of Infants and Toddlers Experiencing Trauma: A Research-to-Practice Brief, ACF.HHS.gov This brief summarizes what is known about the impact of trauma on infants and toddlers, and the intervention strategies that could potentially...

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Absent federal action, local jurisdictions are increasingly looking for ways to help working parents. America is waking up to child care as a major political issue. Back in January, President Obama discussed it at length for the first time in his...

  As business leaders who realize that more and more California jobs require advanced education, we know California’s preschools are essential for workforce development, to avoid a serious skills gap. We are also excited to see that this...

  You look so…well rested,” a woman recently told a friend of mine, upon learning that she had a four-month old. “It was like I didn’t have the right to look well rested—I wasn’t being appropriately...

Every year, thousands of children in the U.S. are expelled from school before they reach kindergarten. PBS News Hour special correspondent Molly Knight Raskin reports on the Head Start-Trauma Smart program in Kansas City, Missouri, thats trying...