TRAUMA & TOXIC STRESS
Check out the original Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) study published by the Center for Disease Control.
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Learn how Toxic Stress impacts the brain's architecture in this short video from Harvard's Center for the Developing Child.
Learn how childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime in this TEDTalk by Dr. Nadine Burke Harris.
THE POWER OF PLAY
Play is more than silliness, laughter & games. This article redefines playfulness and introduces the 4 core elements of the Playmaker approach that revolutionize the health & well-being of children.
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Check out the powerful research conducted by the Early Childhood Institute of MSU demonstrating the measurable impact of the Playmaker Program on children's recovery from Hurricane Katrina.
Learn how playfulness is a vital ingredient to the social and emotional health of children in this research study conducted by the Life is Good Playmakers.
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