Maltreatment such as neglect and abuse are types of adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs. But they often say little about ...

As the school holidays approach, many Kenyan families are preparing their sons for initiation rites. But what if these cultural milestones trigger hidden fears instead of strength? One boy's quiet ...

I recently posted "Navigating Childhood Trauma: Fact vs. Fiction" because childhood trauma is an important issue that sometimes gets confused or exaggerated. But it’s also possible to be missed and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1966, Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu introduced extreme policies to increase the country’s birth rate. This led to the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Childhood experiences shape who you are in ways you might not even realize. The way you handle your relationships as an adult, for ...

"You can't get blood from a stone," as the old saying goes. Nowadays, we know that a traumatic childhood has all kinds of adverse impacts, from a whole litany of mental illnesses and even sometimes ...

A new developmental theory is reshaping how experts understand the reliability of children's and adolescents' memories of traumatic events and adverse experiences. Subscribe to our newsletter for the ...

Generational wounds may live in our genes. New research suggests that childhood trauma leads to a difference in the epigenetics of a sperm cell, which can impact a child's development and also be ...