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Why kids now see discomfort as trauma

A teenager bombs a chemistry test and tells her parents she's traumatized. A sixth grader doesn't get picked for dodgeball ...
FOR DECADES, Martin Teicher, M.D., Ph.D., has investigated the impact of trauma on the developing brain. He is currently an ...
A new developmental theory from an Iowa State researcher describes how our memory and perception of trauma can evolve over time, shifting with new experiences and as cognitive and emotional ...
Adolescents have long engaged in high-risk behaviors and poor decisions. Now we know that it's got a lot to do with what's ...
In 1966, Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu introduced extreme policies to increase the country’s birth rate. This led to the widespread abandonment of children, who ended up in orphanages in ...
A client who is a teacher at a middle school shared with me that during some faculty meetings, there was a heated discussion about how to address the fact that a large number of students report ...
The Center for Child Counseling hosted a "Lead The Fight" luncheon at The Breakers. Guest speaker Benjamin Perks, a UNICEF global advocate, discussed ending child trauma and maltreatment. Perks ...