One of the things that revolutionized my parenting style was discovering the studies of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). The term stems from a groundbreaking study in the late 1990s by the Centers for Disease Control and the…
“Oh, the new marriage is going well,” my friend said. “I adore my husband. The only downside . . . .” She hesitated, looked around carefully, then leaned forward and whispered, “I just don’t like his kids.”
For almost every foster parent or stepparent, there comes a time when a child announces, “I don’t want to be here,” or “I don’t want YOU to be here.” Or the message may not be direct, but a series of subtle slights that add up to the same…
Bullying issues get a lot of attention these days, because everyone wants to spare children the trauma of true bullying…
In my last post, I discussed the 20+ years of research on the possible effects of adverse childhood experiences…
One of the most active areas of mental health studies these days is the effect of adverse childhood experience…
One of the better trends in the last decade of caring for children is the recognition that children need to develop…