How does violence affect children cognitively? And what can parents do to help them? Read about what the research says in this AP Month Daily Tip.
"Each day of our lives, we make deposits in the memory banks of our children." Share this meme on API's blog or Facebook page.
What are the 4 key components of school-based violence prevention programs? Read about what the research says in this AP Month Daily Tip.
"Family fun often means new activities and destinations but a new study suggests leisure time spent at home in familiar pastimes may be a better route to happiness.
"Soon after Nadine Burke Harris opened a pediatrics clinic in a low-income neighborhood in San Francisco, she began grappling with the high rates of asthma and other illnesses that she was diagnosing in her patients.
Nine individual protective competencies constitute "social resilience." Read more what the research says in this AP Month Daily Tip.
"According to Embry, a developmental and child psychologist, the true success of PAX comes in showing that school is safe and predictable, especially for children who come from unstable or violent homes.
"We also know that kids are more prone to addictive escape if they feel alone, alienated, purposeless and bored. Thus the solution is often to help kids to connect to meaningful real-life experiences and flesh-and-blood relationships.