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February 2021

SXSW EDU Welcomes Oprah Winfrey And Dr. Bruce Perry As The Opening Keynote At The 2021 Online Event [prnewswire.com]

By SXSW EDU, PR Newswire, February 9, 2021 SXSW EDU is pleased to announce that Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Bruce Perry , the co-authors of the upcoming book What Happened to You (Flatiron Books out April 27 ), will open the 2021 virtual event as the keynote session on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at 9:30am CT . The fireside chat will feature global media icon and philanthropist, Ms. Oprah Winfrey and world-renowned brain development and trauma expert, Dr. Bruce Perry , M.D. Ph.D. Together they will...

Neglecting Yourself Doesn't Make You a Better Mother [nytimes.com]

By Danna Lorch, The New York Times, February 10, 2021 Before even becoming a parent, I was conditioned to believe that good mothers always put themselves dead last. At a college reunion years ago, I complimented a former classmate, a mother of three, on how strong she looked. She shrugged it off: “Oh, that’s because I never take time to make myself food. I just eat scraps off the kids’ plates.” Years later, when I was pregnant with my son, Isaac, friends who were already moms eyed my bump...

Being Asian American during the COVID-19 pandemic

Calling the US home as early as the 1700s, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) have faced, from the start, racism, discrimination, and hate crimes in a country that considers us invisible but visible only when hated. Mass lynchings of Chinese railroad workers in the 1800s, WWII internment of Japanese families, exclusionary acts and policies, caps on refugee and immigration numbers, regulations and processes to ensure inequality, repulsive stereotyping of AAPI in media and pop...

America's Mothers Are in Crisis [nytimes.com]

By Jessica Grose, The New York Times, February 4, 2021 In early September, as the school year inched closer, a group of mothers in New Jersey decided they would gather in a park, at a safe social distance, and scream their lungs out. For months, as the pandemic disrupted work and home life, these moms, like so many parents, had been stretched thin — acting as caregivers, teachers and earners at once. They were breaking. As are mothers all over the United States. By now, you have read the...

'They saved my family': Mums urged not to suffer in silence after drop in those seeking help for post-natal depression [itv.com]

By Astrid Quinn, ITV, February 4, 2021 Kathryn Hamelton, from Sheffield, gave birth to her fourth child Sophia in February last year. But caring for a newborn baby and three other children in the isolation of lockdown began to take its toll and in October 2020, she tried to take her own life. She explained: [ Please click here to read more .]

Happy Childhood Doesn't Guarantee Good Mental Health, Study Reveals [ibtimes.com]

By Alexis Ty, International Business Times, February 8, 2021 Although negative experiences in childhood are known to increase the risk of developing mental illness, a recent study has suggested that having a happy childhood isn't exactly the key to good mental health in adulthood. In the study published in the journal Current Psychology , researchers from the University of South Australia (UniSA), in collaboration with the University of Canberra, examined how early childhood experiences...

Whole People Documentary Streaming Weekend & Zoom Discussion with Rev. Paul Abernathy

On behalf of ACEs Connection , the CTIPP (The Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy & Practice), and the Relentless School Nurse , we want to invite you to the streaming of parts 4 and 5 of the Whole People documentary series on the weekend o f March 12th through March 14th, 2021. We will stream both parts on ACEs Connection in the Transforming Trauma with ACEs Sciences Film Festival community. The documentary viewing weekend will be followed by a discussion with special guest, Father Paul...

Kids of the Covid generation: The road ahead [knowablemagazine.org]

By Amber Dance, Knowable Magazine, February 3, 2021 Childhood has been upended by the Covid-19 pandemic. Carefree playdates, team sports and school have been off the table or strictly online for many of the world’s 2.2 billion children, replaced by isolation, boredom, family stress and worry. What will be the consequences? Children have weathered disasters before, so researchers know plenty about the risks as well as the potential for recovery. For example, after flooding in Buffalo Creek,...

Supporting Children After the U.S. Capitol Attack [nctsn.org]

From The National Traumatic Stress Network, February 2021 Resource Description Provides information to parents and caregivers about how to support children after the U.S. Capitol Attack. This fact sheet offers guidance on understanding media exposure, the potential impact of this event on children and families, what parents and caregivers can do to help, and what to do if your family was a part of the event. Published in 2021 [ Please click here to download the resource .]

On Development and Dreams

By Rebecca Honig, Director of Content & Curriculum This weekend I had an opportunity to listen in to a mixed age conversation about dreams. It was a group of PreK-2nd graders. Under normal circumstances they’d be meeting in person to do projects, play together, learn together. This year, like so many things, they come together over Zoom. Two weekends ago they had gathered to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a day of service. This weekend, to build on what...

 
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