False intimacy fallout
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Are you rejecting your kids by disregarding or ignoring them? Kids grow fast, if you don't spend time with them now, it may be too late later. Tune in for more.
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Childhood experiences, both positive and negative, have a tremendous impact on lifelong health. Much of the foundational research in this area has been referred to as Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Adverse childhood experiences increase the chance of social risk factors, mental health issues, substance abuse, intimate partner violence, and adult adoption of risky adult behaviors.
Adverse experiences and other trauma in childhood, however, do not dictate the future of the child. Children are resilient, and can thrive despite trauma if they form healthy adult attachment relationships (especially with parents and caregivers). Parents who have experienced ACEs in their early years may respond poorly to their children. It can affect parenting in a negative way and perpetuate exposure to ACEs across generations. But the cycle can be broken. Parents can learn how to manage their emotions and chronic stress through workshops and therapy.
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Growing up, did you have any traumatic childhood experiences?
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Find out what your ACE’s Score is - and learn what it does and doesn’t mean.
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The Struggle is Real podcast is based off the book, The Struggle is Real: Parenting in the 21st Century written by Dr. Alicia La Hoz & Dr. Paul Meier.
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