AAP: Healthy relationships can help offset toxic stress [contemporarypediatrics.com]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 9/24/2112:00 PM

By Rachael Zimlich, Contemporary Pediatrics, September 23, 2021

Toxic stress can have lifelong negative effects. A new policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) examines how healthy relationships may serve as a buffer.

It isn’t enough to try and prevent traumatic events in childhood. Supporting healthy growth also means helping children identify stable and supportive relationships in their life. These relationships can buffer bad experiences and promote resiliency, according to a recent policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

The policy statement updates previous data on the lifelong effects of toxic stress in children with information on the value of a nurturing relationship with at least 1 stable adult.

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