https://padlet.com/creceveur1/stressandtrauma Ch. 3.3: A social problem that affects schools and places students at risk. en-us 2021-02-13 03:37:53 UTC 2026-03-17 14:40:24 UTC hello@padlet.com creceveur1 https://padlet.com/creceveur1/stressandtrauma/wish/1198767770 Childhood stress and trauma is can occur from many different sources. Most often it is because of a dysfunctional environment in which the surrounding environment, including parents and neighborhoods, are often engulfed in dysfunctionality. This dysfunction can include if the parents are stressed and are “coping with financial problems, drug addiction, domestic violence, neighborhood crime, or mental illness” ]]> 2021-02-13 03:42:14 UTC https://padlet.com/creceveur1/stressandtrauma/wish/1198767770 creceveur1 https://padlet.com/creceveur1/stressandtrauma/wish/1198767894 Such traumatic instances can include “physical, sexual, or emotional neglect and abuse; witnessing repeated acts of domestic violence; experiencing severe poverty, deprivation, or homelessness; or experiencing prejudice or bullying” which happens from continually repeated instances in which the child cannot escape. Because of this, “such chronic stress produces neurobiological changes in the brain, which researchers have linked to poor physical health and to poor cognitive performance” in which the trauma inflicted on the child is considered complex trauma. ]]> 2021-02-13 03:42:21 UTC https://padlet.com/creceveur1/stressandtrauma/wish/1198767894 creceveur1 https://padlet.com/creceveur1/stressandtrauma/wish/1198768037 2021-02-13 03:42:34 UTC https://padlet.com/creceveur1/stressandtrauma/wish/1198768037 creceveur1 https://padlet.com/creceveur1/stressandtrauma/wish/1198768248 This often results in unhealthy coping strategies adapted by the child in order to survive their environment, such as hypervigilance and anxiety, and they find it hard to trust others. This results in health and emotional problems and behavioral problems in which they often have academic problems including attendance issues and may even drop out of school. ]]> 2021-02-13 03:42:53 UTC https://padlet.com/creceveur1/stressandtrauma/wish/1198768248 creceveur1 https://padlet.com/creceveur1/stressandtrauma/wish/1198768352 In 2015, 3.4 million instances of child maltreatment were reported to Child Protective Services. All of these instances were investigated, and “CPS determined that about 683,000 were victims of child maltreatment— three-quarters (75.3%) were neglected, 17.2 percent were physically abused, and 8.4 percent were sexually abused.”]]> 2021-02-13 03:43:03 UTC https://padlet.com/creceveur1/stressandtrauma/wish/1198768352 creceveur1 https://padlet.com/creceveur1/stressandtrauma/wish/1198768416 Because children most often misbehave because of the stress and trauma within their home, I now have the insight to know the right questions to ask them. Instead of a critical or negative "why would you do that?" I can pull them aside at a different time and ask them, "How are you? How is your life at home? Would you like to talk about anything?" (P.S. I wouldn't lead a question like "Is there anything troubling going on at home?" That is a leading question that can result in incorrect and biased answers. Its like asking someone "Whats wrong?" Assumes and implies something is wrong, and therefore can result in a biased answer. As a educator, we always want to remain objectively compassionate.) ]]> 2021-02-13 03:43:09 UTC https://padlet.com/creceveur1/stressandtrauma/wish/1198768416 creceveur1 https://padlet.com/creceveur1/stressandtrauma/wish/1198773092 This is significant because of the prevalence of it. Of adults who took the ACES test, 36% said 0. We have all been exposed to one of these at one time or another. Even the best and wisest of parents aren’t perfect sometimes, and parental life experiences affect everyone in the home. But the repeated experiences are what make this so traumatic. The ongoing, relentless forms of this are what leads to children not being able to reach their full potential, most often until the psychological impacts of the trauma has been healed. Although a teachers reach can only go so far, being a positive influence with a compassionate heart to listen or comfort can go a long way. Also, just because you think you can relate to an experience, doesn’t mean you had it worse or better than them. Be humble, and just be there. ]]> 2021-02-13 03:49:30 UTC https://padlet.com/creceveur1/stressandtrauma/wish/1198773092 creceveur1 https://padlet.com/creceveur1/stressandtrauma/wish/1198773428 A study to determine how many individuals in the U.S. have had experienced adverse experiences in their childhood was done, and is called the ACE study, or Adverse Childhood Experiences study. This study concluded that one in six students in public schools deals with complex trauma, and more than half have experienced an adverse experience. In the ACE study, individuals are ranked based on how many adverse experiences they’ve encountered. See the chart below for the complete list of traumatic experiences. This study also found that: “children who have an ACE score of 3 are more than twice as likely to be suspended from school, 6 times more likely to experience behavioral problems, and 5 times more likely to have attendance issues… [and have] problems with reading and lower grade point averages”]]> 2021-02-13 03:50:00 UTC https://padlet.com/creceveur1/stressandtrauma/wish/1198773428