Children care and protection

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Parents and caregivers make a significant difference in the lives of their children. By raising them in a loving, positive home, they can put them on the path to a happy, healthy life. Adults also have a crucial role in protecting kids from unhealthy experiences.
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Studies show that Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), such as verbal abuse or substance abuse by parents, can stop a child’s healthy development. ACEs can lead to “toxic stress”—or highly stressful situations —for kids. Too much toxic stress for a child can lead to health problems from childhood and teen years into adulthood.
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The early years of a child’s development are critical. Children need safe and encouraging relationships and homes to succeed and grow.
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What Are Protective Factors?
Studies show that an important way to prevent ACEs and toxic stress is to build “protective factors” in children. Protective factors are like a shield to protect kids from ACEs and build resilience. They are things like:
Loving, supportive parents
Parents who read and talk to their kids
Healthy relationships with parents, family members and friends
Learning good communication skills
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If there are no protective factors for a child, toxic stress can affect brain development.
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The most important protective factor is a caring, loving relationship with parents or caregivers.
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One of the goals for parents is to load their “child’s scale” with positive factors. That will help them build resilience to deal with negative things that can occur.

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