1. In Chapter 3, we learn about how abuse (a form of chronic stress) can cause long-term damage to a child’s developing brain. What do you think we can do to help children (and even families) experiencing abuse? What are some of the steps we can take to make abuse less common among families or support children who are being abused?
2. Attachment bonds between parents and children can affect children’s social development and experiences with relationships throughout the child’s entire life. Take a minute to think about your own attachment experiences. As a child, would you say you had a secure, insecure avoidant, insecureanxious/ambivalent/preoccupied, or insecure disorganized bond with your parent(s) or guardian(s)? How was that shaped by the way your parent(s) or guardian(s) treated you? Share personal details only if you feel comfortable
3. At about 1.5 years of age, children start going through a naming explosion where they begin to learn anywhere from 50 to 100 new words per month. If you were the parent of a child at this age what could you do to help them learn as many words as possible? Bring in detail strategies and ideas for helping them learn new vocabulary.
