Learning More about ACEs and Fostering Positive Childhood Experiences with Becky Haas on APtly Said, 3-part extended interview.
Respond with Sensitivity
Build the foundation of trust and empathy beginning in infancy. Tune in to what your child is communicating to you, then respond consistently and appropriately. Babies cannot be expected to self-soothe, they need calm, loving, empathetic parents to help them learn to regulate their emotions. Respond sensitively to a child who is hurting or expressing strong emotion, and share in their joy.
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"It has taken me countless hours of introspection to be here now, writing about my mother’s mistreatment of me and how it affected me. |
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She said, “Well, I can actually calm myself down pretty easily. I can talk myself through the thing that is worrying me and plan how I will deal with it and then I don’t feel so stressed.” |
"The takeaway for this generation could be an understanding that they gain emotional strength when drawing others near for support and, in turn, lending comfort to them." |
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The science of resilience can help us understand why some children do well despite serious adversity. |
API has been working on positive childhood experiences for more than 25 years, to help children flourish and break cycles of trauma. |
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Parenting with PEACE: Positive Childhood Experiences - AP Month 2020 put a focus on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and positive childhood experiences (PCEs), and the important connection to what the API Principles have provided to families f Read more |
"As it turns out, hugs, cuddles, and comforting words, can help mitigate the effects of toxic stress for kids of all ages."
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"I've become more tolerant of my children, my grandchildren's behavior, than I was before I heard about ACEs. I tend to talk with them not talk at them which is what I did with my daughters." |
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Gustafsson, E., Levréro, F., Reby, D., & Mathevon, N. (2013). Fathers are just as good as mothers at recognizing the cries of their baby. Nature Communications , 4, 1698.
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