For ECE Teachers: How Educators Can Address Childhood Adversity and Toxic Stress

The article How Educators Can Address Childhood Adversity and Toxic Stress (Bhushan, 2021) defines what Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are and how they can lead to toxic stress. You will need to be familiar with the 10 ACEs listed here. This article also describes the impact toxic stress has on children and how being trauma-informed can help to support them.

How Educators Can Address Childhood Adversity and Toxic StressSally in a second grader who is overweight and often has trouble sitting still and listening to her teachers. Her grades are falling. She really enjoys art and connects well with her art teacher. On occasion, she gets frustrated and pushes others on the playground and bus. Her pediatrician has recently learned that Sally has…

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Credits: Red Deer Polytechnic's "Early Childhood Education Leadership Development" Faculty