Traumatic experiences and poverty can damage young children’s brains just as surely as lead poisoning can, a national expert said Monday in Des Moines.
Scientists increasingly understand that children’s brain growth can be stunted by a lack of stimulation and by childhood traumas, such as violence and sexual abuse, said Dr. Dipesh Navsaria, a pediatrician and expert on child development at the University of Wisconsin-Madison....
...The Wisconsin expert spoke to nearly 800 educators and social service workers during a daylong conference sponsored by several groups, including Des Moines University, UnityPoint Health and AMOS.
More at: http://www.desmoinesregister.c...octor-says/16465423/
Dr. Navsaria spoke at the Developing Brain, Developing Accountability conference. Former Lincoln High School (Walla Walla, WA) principal Jim Sporleder was scheduled to speak, as well.
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