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How does Early Life Stress Affect Children’s Ability to Learn About Rewards?

Childhood stress affects how children learn about rewards, which can influence their mental and physical health even into adulthood! Dr. Madeline Harms explains the research in this guest post.

child developmentJena DoomMarch 8, 2019early life stress, childhood stress, stress, learning, reward, reward learning, ACEs Comment

Does childhood stress affect mental health, too?

Negative life events and poverty in childhood can have effects on mental health from infancy to adulthood. Read on to hear about these effects and why some people are resilient in the face of stress!

psychology, child developmentJena DoomMarch 6, 2019ACEs, stress, childhood stress, mental health, psychopathology, adversity, resilienceComment