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How Racism in Early Life Can Affect Long-Term Health

By Jack P. Shonkoff — 2022

Excessive adversity activates biological reactions that can lead to lifelong problems in physical and mental well-being

Read on www.scientificamerican.com

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How to Resolve Racially Stressful Situations—Howard C. Stevenson

If we hope to heal the racial tensions that threaten to tear the fabric of society apart, we’re going to need the skills to openly express ourselves in racially stressful situations. Through racial literacy—the ability to read, recast and resolve these situations—psychologist Howard C.

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2018
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Trauma-Proofing Your Kids: A Parents’ Guide for Instilling Confidence, Joy and Resilience

Understand the different types of upsets and traumas your child may experience—and learn how to teach them how to be resilient, confident, and even joyful.

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Peter Levine, Maggie Kline
2008
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Mayo Clinic Guide to Raising a Healthy Child

Between the terrible twos and the teenage years, your child will undergo many transformative and, at times, challenging phases.

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Dr. Angela C. Mattke
2019
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Raising Resilient Adolescents with Erica Komisar

In this class, psychoanalyst and author Erica Komisar discusses the science behind raising resilient adolescents, an age group that is facing more mental distress than ever. Ms.

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2022
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Trans Kids and Teens: Pride, Joy, and Families in Transition

A comprehensive guide to the medical, emotional, and social issues of trans kids. These days, it is practically impossible not to hear about some aspect of transgender life.

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Elijah C. Nealy
2024
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Chicken Little, the Sky Isn’t Falling: Raising Resilient Adolescents in the New Age of Anxiety

This is a comprehensive guide for parents who want to raise emotionally healthy, resilient adolescents in a time of great stress when anxiety and mental health disorders are epidemic. In these times of great stress for our kids, resilience is not a given.

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Erica Komisar
2021
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The Behavior Code: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Teaching the Most Challenging Students

The Behavior Code unlocks a wealth of proven practices to help teachers, counselors, and parents identify the messages underlying challenging student behaviors and respond in supportive ways.

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Jessica Minahan, Nancy Rappaport
2012
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Raising Antiracist Kids: The Power of Intentional Conversations About Race and Parenting

Parents, caregivers and educators know that having conversations with kids about race and racism are important, but they often don’t know when and how to have them.

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Nicole C. Lee
2024
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Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans

The oldest cultures in the world have mastered the art of raising happy, well-adjusted children. What can we learn from them? “Hunt, Gather, Parent is full of smart ideas that I immediately wanted to force on my own kids.” —Pamela Druckerman, The New York Times Book Review When Dr.

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Michaeleen Doucleff
2021
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How to Speak to Your Children About Racism with Allison Briscoe-Smith

CGTN's Asieh Namdar spoke to Allison Briscoe-Smith, director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the Wright Institute, on how to speak to children about racism.

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Allison Briscoe-Smith
2020
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