I’ve just finished reading the third volume of My Struggle, by Karl Ove Knausgaard, a Norwegian whose six-volume memoir recounts in minute detail his traumatic experiences as a child and later as a husband and father of four. The fourth volume...
In this wordless picture book, a little girl collects wildflowers while her distracted father (who spends much of the book on his cell phone) pays her little attention. Each flower becomes a gift, and whether the gift is noticed or ignored, both giver...
Only 1/1000 have an ACE score of 9 or 10. In his new book, James Garbarino, shows us how we as society create killers through overwhelming ACEs . He is empathetic and paints a portrait of the reality most killers are...
From the book's page on Amazon: Mindfulness isn't anything that we think; it's what we don't think. Mindfulness isn't something that other people do; it's something that we all do. Mindfulness is an ancient, life-enhancing, healing technique...
From the book's page on Amazon: Bestselling author of The Killing Season and veteran Los Angeles Times reporter Miles Corwin spent a school year with twelve high school seniors -- South-Central kids who qualified for a gifted program because of...
From the book's page on Amazon: What would it take? That was the question that Geoffrey Canada found himself asking. What would it take to change the lives of poor children—not one by one, through heroic interventions and occasional miracles,...
From the book's page on Amazon : The acclaimed social psychologist offers an insider’s look at his research and groundbreaking findings on stereotypes and identity. Claude M. Steele, who has been called “one of the few great social...
Here's what Bryan Samuels, executive director of Chapin Hall, says about The Nurture Effect, a book by Tony Biglan that will be published March 1, 2015. One year ago, Chapin Hall hosted a forum entitled Child Well-being: A Framework...
From book's book's page on Amazon: It is a well-established fact that in rich societies the poor have shorter lives and suffer more from almost every social problem. The Spirit Level , based on thirty years of research, takes this truth a step...
Hey everyone, I'm sharing this article here because it reminded me of some great books I read recently in my Masters of Public Health program. I'll be posting the books throughout the week, so stay tuned! Wealth and income inequality have many causes,...
From book's page on Amazon : Stop. Open. Turn. is an exploration of three listening skills that can help you nurture and grow love while recovering from addiction. Profoundly honest, the stories exemplify the skills while the quizzes and...
Hello everyone! My name is Jesus and I am a new Community Manager here ACEs Connection. It just so happens that this is one of the groups that I get to work closest with and I wanted to say HAPPY HOLIDAYS before I go on winter break until early...
From Amazon book page: With It’s Not You, It’s What Happened to You: Complex Trauma and Treatment , Dr. Christine Courtois has simplified her extensive and, until now, quite scholarly work geared toward understanding and developing...
For those that work directly in education, there is a growing list of resources available to educators that focus on brain plasticity, self-regulation, executive control, brain architecture, and in general - brain-based approaches to teaching and...
The following books have been recommended by ACEs Connection members. Categories (see below) Brain and Neurology Child Abuse Child and Human Development Children’s Books Depression Domestic Violence Foster Care Grief Law Enforcement and...