How childhood trauma affects health [PRI.org]

This article ends with an answer of "Helping people to become better parents" as the ultimate solution. So education. That education should be reaching all of our youth during their high school careers. We should be preparing our youth for the most difficult job they will face as an adult, parenting. Over 80% of the American population will become parents. Once they enter that arena they will have to deal with their children everyday for the next two plus decades. How many courses offered in high school can we say that 80% of the students taking the class will utilize the skills taught everyday for more than two decades? After our core subjects this needs to be the priority. Changing American attitude is difficult. I was born, raise and still live in Missouri the "Show Me" state.  So I understand how difficult this transformation will be. However, we really don't have a choice. The problem is most folks don't understand this yet.

We would do well to listen to Dr. Felitti's  words.

"If you were to ask me what my thoughts are on the most effective public health advance that I can think of in current times, I would say to figure out how to improve parenting skills across the nation."

Vincent J. Felitti, MD
ACE Study author

Visit advancingparenting.org to read about what we do, why we do it, and our plans for the future.

to: Karen Clemmer - been trying to reach you to discuss Sonoma Cty. ACEs work and how we can expand in Alameda Cty.!  email @ lynn.chung@acgov.org and we'll talk!  Lynn