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Julie Kurtz, co-director, trauma-informed practices in early childhood education, WestEd Center for Child & Family Studies/photo by Laurie Udesky A hug may be comforting to many children, but for a child who has experienced trauma, it may not feel safe. …
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a plan on Tuesday that seeks to reduce the number of “disconnected” youth in the county, especially foster youth and formerly incarcerated... By Jeremy Loudenback This post L.A. Rolls Out Plan To …
Is this really the end of adolescence as depicted by Paula S. Fass in her new widely acclaimed book: “The End of American Childhood: A History of Parenting From Life on the Frontier to the Managed Child” (Princeton University Press …
The Conversations ContinueFlorence, ItalySeptember 8, 2015 David G. Blumenkrantz, Ph.D., with Laura Remaschi, Ph.D., Ilana Bahbout, & Diego Galli Children entering puberty is nature’s way of saying that something needs to happen. It needs to happen in ways that help children …
The parent's job is to facilitate their child's growth toward a "good enough" version of what is possible.What is emotional competence? How is it developed? How does trauma and deprivation interfere?I teach a course introducing psychodynamic theory to clinical …
We live what we know. When we learn more, we can apply that knowledge to our lives through actions. If we actively pursue growth and a full, satisfying life, including honest, frequent self-appraisal, our journey toward more fulfilling lives is …