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Can damage in childhood be reversed?

Jeni Hooper We know that the brain is extremely adaptable and healing can take place under the right conditions. Loving support is a key factor which as well as b…moreWe know that the brain is extremely adaptable and healing can take place under the right conditions. Loving support is a key factor which as well as being practical also leads to a change in biochemistry in the brain which helps development.

We are still learning about how this works and there are limits to reversing damaging experiences as we know from research with Romanian orphans. Their physical needs were met but otherwise there was no love and little mental stimulation. Among those who were later adopted many made huge improvements but rarely caught up completely. Another reason on top of the obvious humane one for preventing abuse and neglect as we can't guarantee therapeutic reversal of harm. (less)

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Jeni Hooper I tell myself to write something down and to see where it goes. Often if I'm stuck writing about a particular topic I can work my way back round to it…moreI tell myself to write something down and to see where it goes. Often if I'm stuck writing about a particular topic I can work my way back round to it by giving myself some freedom to wander off the straight path. (less)

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A Wellbeing Toolkit: too many young people feel stressed, how we can help them.

Surveys of young people’s wellbeing often rely on self report measures. How do you feel? While this is not objective it is indicative of how young people see themselves. Often the media leap from these reports to banner headlines about worsening mental health and then counter commentaries about lack of evidence. The next thing comes along and the media moves on. There is talk of creating a lead te

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“The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living differ from the dead.”
― Aristotle

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“Creativity is intelligence having fun.”
― Albert Einstein

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“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”
― E.E. Cummings

tags: attributed-no-source, courage

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“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
― Winston S. Churchill

tags: bravery, courage, failure, inspirational, success

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“I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.”
― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird