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Childhood Trauma Exposure
In almost every early care and education (ECE) program across the country, there are children who have experienced trauma or who will, during their early childhood, experience traumatic events. Trauma in early childhood takes many forms, including abuse or neglect, witnessing violence, and having prolonged separation from or loss of a parent. An extensive body of research has documented the negative impacts of trauma on young children’s behavior, learning, and other long-term school- and health-related outcomes.
Effects of Trauma in Early Childhood
Recent research findings that childhood trauma affects health in young children and throughout life into adulthood. In her TED talk, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris discusses this issue.