Physical punishment—an adult’s use of physical force (e.g., corporal punishment, spanking, paddling) to punish a child or correct a child’s inappropriate behavior— increases aggression in young children and is ineffective in teaching a child responsibility and self-control. Substantial evidence shows negative long-term outcomes for children who are disciplined through corporal punishment. In fact, findings indicate that children who are physically punished (i.e., spanked) have similarly negative outcomes to children that are physically abused.
Summer Programs for Children and Youth Will Help Us Start the Healing
As children and youth come back out to play, learn and grow in the Vermont summer, fall and winter ahead, it is up to us all to be extra aware, patient and supportive to them. Some will need extra care and help from teachers, camp counselors, early childhood professionals, mentors, health, mental health providers and relatives. It may take some time possibly years to unpack all that has happened to some children and youth during this pandemic
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month in the United States. Child Abuse… Why Is Child Abuse Prevention Important? The future of the world depends on how well we care for our children today. This is not hyperbole. This is a proven fact. We get what we create and what we create is worth investing in now.
We will get through this together
Coping with long term challenges that were supposed to be short term is not always easy…. Not for parents, grandparents, teens and children who miss “normal”. Our mental health is becoming a bit more fragile; ours and our grandparents and our teens and children. When will it really be over? Will our lives ever move forward and resemble how we lived pre-pandemic? We think so and believe so but no one can tell us for sure.
One Person One Vote: What Does It Mean?
Regardless of what our own political affiliation or inclinations may be, our children may need to learn more about national elections and why voting is so important. When children are very young, we often hear that parents are their first and most important teachers. This is actually true for many, many years.
