In April 6, 2018 edition of The Mercury News, Mr. Steve Baron wrote a compelling op-ed highlighting the importance of healthy relationships in children's lives:
Surrounding children with healthy relationships throughout their childhood not only prevents child abuse and neglect while enhancing healthy childhood development and resiliency, but also provides long-term prevention of domestic, family, school and criminal violence.
But what constitutes healthy relationships? The child doing the voiceover in a Santa Clara Child Abuse Prevention Council public service announcement at www.cacscc.org defines them very simply as being “…emotionally and physically safe, respectful, caring, and never, ever, violent or abusive,” because, the child adds, “violence always hurts us.”
The article highlights a video produced for the State Attorney General's office: "First Impressions: Exposure to Violence and a Child’s Developing Brain,” speaks to the risks: It cautions, “The younger you are, the more sponge like your brain is. The very same biological sponginess that allows us to rapidly acquire language also makes children more vulnerable to trauma.”
To read the full article: click here
Comments (1)