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Laura's note: As the first paragraph of the following blog post excerpt implies, a lot of adults need someone to tell them their "normal" isn't "normal" too. If it's all you've ever known and you're surrounded by friends and family who've had similarly unhealthy early experiences, how would you know otherwise? It took me a quarter of a century (literally) to realize that I experienced trauma throughout certain points in my childhood. It took me another year to realize that my behaviors were...

PANORAMA CITY, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A group of students who studied in a classroom alongside their babies at a Panorama City school received their diplomas Monday. When 19-year-old Teresa Campa attended classes at the Assurance Learning Academy, her 5-month-old daughter Lydia usually sat with her. "Once I found out I was pregnant, I knew I had to finish high school," Teresa Campa said. Campa is one of nine teen mothers who received their high school diplomas thanks to a curriculum called...

Thank you so much for your post. I teach my practitioner candidates that ‘normal’ is only ‘familiar’ and that each of us grows up in our own ‘universe’ of rules, beliefs and yes...’normal.’ it’s always an eye-opener when we become aware of our beliefs. I hope to spread more of this knowledge to children, youth and those who work with them.

Happy to share, Jondi. The article really struck me--I could have written it myself. For some ACEs survivors, half the battle is realizing that what was "normal" for them was actually traumatic for them and may be the very reason that they are contending with depression, anxiety, PTSD, addiction, employment problems, medical issues, or any of the host of social and physical issues that can stem from childhood trauma. And I almost commented in my note on the post that even though I often use...

(Spectrum News/ Zarina Khairzada) To read more of Zarina Khairzada's article, please click here. LOS ANGELES — Babies in the classroom? That’s a reality for parenting and pregnant students at Learn4Life’s Alta Vista Innovation High School in Inglewood, taking part in the Helping Our Parenting-students Excel (HOPE) Program . The program provides students with a safe space for parents to watch their children as they complete credits needed to graduate. It’s also common to see supervising...