BUT
BUT IT
BUT IT DOES LOOK LIKE WE COULD HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A DRY BREAK AS WE GO INTO THE WEEKEND
.
THE PANDEMIC'S EFFECTS ARE
HITTING SOME HOMES HARDER THAN
OTHERS RATES OF ABUSE AND
NEGLECT ARE HIGHER AND
HOUSEHOLDS SHOULDERING THE
ECONOMIC BURDEN OF THE PANDEMIC
ONGOING SOCIOECONOMIC STRESS
AND LACK OF SUPPORT SYSTEMS
MANY PARENTS RELY ON IS
INTENSIFYING THE PROBLEM.
AND WHILE PARENTS MAY FEEL THE
STRESS THEY'RE NOT ALONE.
CHILDREN GET THIS EVEN
INCLUDING BABIES AND TODDLERS
ARE ALSO IMPACTED.
SO HERE TO TALK WITH US ABOUT
HOW TO HELP THE LITTLEST ONES
THROUGH ALL THE STRESS AND
TRAUMA IS HARUKO WATANABE AND
MARUCA IS AN INFANT MENTAL
HEALTH SPECIALIST AT NAVOS.
SHE FOCUSES ON HELPING HEAL
ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES
FOR YOUNG KIDS AND THEIR
PARENTS.
GOOD MORNING HARUKO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE.
GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
SO BABIES CAN REMEMBER TRAUMA.
CAN YOU HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT
THAT LOOKS LIKE?
CHEWELAH WE KNOW INFANTS,
CHILDREN AND YOUNG CHILDREN
CARRY MEMORIES ADVERSE
EXPERIENCES LIKE VIOLENCE
BETWEEN BETWEEN PARENTS.
THESE TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES
LIVE IN OUR BODIES EVEN IF WE
CAN'T VERBALIZE IT LATER OUR
BODIES CARRY THE MEMORIES
OF THAT STRESS, FEAR AND PAIN
AND IT SHOWS UP IN OUR
BEHAVIORS BABIES AND YOUNG
CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED
TRAUMA IGHT SHUT DOWN.
THEY MIGHT BE VERY FEARFUL.
THEY MIGHT BE HARD TO SOOTHE
WHEN YOUNG CHILDREN EXPERIENCE
TRAUMA AND ADVERSITY WE TAKE IT
SERIOUSLY BECAUSE BABIES DO
REMEMBER BACK IN 1980S CDC A
KAISER PERMANENTE CONDUCTED A
MAJOR STUDY CALLED ADVERSE
CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES STUDY
OASISI STUDY WHERE THEY FOUND A
CORRELATION BETWEEN THE NUMBER
OF CASES A PERSON HAS HAD AND
THEIR LATER HEALTH OUTCOMES
ADULTS.
ALL RIGHT.
WELL
HOW
HOW COMMON IS THIS? SO THE STUDY SHOWED THAT IT IS ACTUALLY VERY COMMON.
HOWEVER, THERE IS AN ACE SCORE
OF ZERO TO 10 TO SIMPLIFY THE
HIGHER YOUR SCORE ASPX OR
ASYSTOLE ABOVE THE HIGHER YOUR
CHANCES OF DYING OR SUFFERING
MORE FROM MAJOR ILLNESSES LIKE
OBESITY, HEART DISEASE AND
DIABETES.
YOUNG CHILDREN ESPECIALLY
SENSITIVE TO REPEATED STRESS
ACTIVATION BECAUSE THEIR BRAINS
AND BODIES ARE STILL DEVELOPING
.
THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO PREVENT
AND INTERVENE EARLY.
OK, SO THEN HOW DO WE PREVENT
AND INTERVENE EARLY?
SURE.
WE HAVE TO START WITH
UNDERSTANDING WHAT BABIES AND
ALL CHILDREN NEED AND NEED TO
FEEL SAFE, LOVED AND PROTECTED
FOR PREVENTION.
SMALL THINGS CAN MAKE A
DIFFERENCE LIKE GIVING YOUR
CHILDREN YOUR UNDIVIDED
ATTENTION EVEN FOR BRIEF
MOMENTS.
FOR EXAMPLE, PERHAPS FOR FIVE
MINUTES YOU SHUT DOWN YOUR
PHONE AND SIT YOUR TASK DOWN,
PLAY A GAME OR READ A BOOK
TOGETHER A SONG ON THE KITCHEN
THAT SPECIAL TIME A STEWARD
OF YOUR LOVE AND PROTECTION BUT
ALSO HELLOS AND GOODBYES A
REALLY BIG DEAL FOR YOUNG
CHILDREN.
THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND TIME IN
THE SAME WAY THE ADULTS DO SO
CREATING A SIMPLE PREDICTABLE
RITUALS AROUND GOODBYES MIGHT
HELP.
WHEN MY OLDEST WAS A TODDLER OR
PRESCHOOLER TO HUGS AND A KISS
WAS OUR SPECIAL DAYCARE DROP
OFF.
YEAH IT COULD BE IT COULD BE A
SPECIAL WAY THAT YOU GIVE A
WAVE JUST TO YOUR CHILD AND
THESE THINGS REALLY MATTER A
LOT TO LITTLE KIDS ON THE
STEPS.
I CAN TOTALLY SEE THAT BECAUSE
WHEN MY MY TODDLER AND I GO TO
SLEEP AT THE SAME TIME SINCE I
HAVE THE MORNING SHOW SCHEDULE
AND SO WE ALWAYS SAY NIGHT
NIGHT DAD AND HE TOTALLY GETS
IT AND GOES GOES TO SLEEP.
ANY WORDS OF ADVICE FOR PARENTS
OF YOUNG KIDS CHEWELAH I THINK
ONE THING I'D LIKE FOR PEOPLE
TO TAKE AWAY FROM TODAY IS THAT
HISTORY IS NOT YOUR DESTINY.
SO IF YOUR CHILD IS HAVING A
HARD TIME SEE THEM WITH
COMPASSION AND CURIOSITY
BECAUSE THEY'RE TRYING TO SHOW
YOU WHAT THEY NEED HELP WITH
AND IF YOUR CHILD CONTINUES TO
HAVE A PROBLEM THESE OUT FOR
INTERVENTION NAVOS AND OTHER
BEHAVIORAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
ORGANIZATIONS ARE HERE TO HELP
PARENTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN HEAL
TOGETHER FROM PAST TRAUMA OR
OTHER MAJOR STRESSFUL EVENTS.
YEAH.
HARUKO WATANABE, THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING
AND FOR YOUR ENLIGHTENING
INFORMATION.
I HAD NO IDEA THAT SO MANY
BABIES