ACEs Too High

October 3, 2012April 12, 2022 Jane Ellen Stevens

The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study — the largest, most important public health study you never heard of — began in an obesity clinic

September 28, 2012June 2, 2015 Jane Ellen Stevens

David Brooks tells only part of the story; on Salon (and The Fix), making erroneous assumptions about parents

September 18, 2012October 15, 2012 Jane Ellen Stevens

Changing our systems from punishment, shame and blame to compassionate, solution-oriented problem-solving

September 14, 2012October 15, 2012 Jane Ellen Stevens

It takes personal perseverance — and a village — to build resilience

September 12, 2012October 15, 2012 Jane Ellen Stevens

“Have-not” takes on a different meaning in James Heckman essay on disadvantaged children — the scarce resource is quality of parenting

September 10, 2012October 15, 2012 Jane Ellen Stevens

She said that “Still Face Experiment” was hard to watch, and she’s right!

September 5, 2012September 12, 2012 Jane Ellen Stevens

How children (don’t) succeed; a program that helps them succeed; should these studies be ACE-informed?

September 4, 2012September 4, 2012 Jane Ellen Stevens

When abused babies are like car crashes — journalists need to ask more questions about teen charged with child abuse

August 30, 2012August 31, 2012 Jane Ellen Stevens

Are these signs of mental illness in kids? Or normal responses to childhood trauma?

August 27, 2012August 27, 2012 Jane Ellen Stevens

Are there really Democrat v. Republican parenting styles?