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  To some parents, the idea of technology and their young child using it, can seem taboo. I live in the mountains and sometimes at my work the conversation regarding kids and screen time comes up. Most of the time, when screen time is discussed, it is talked about in a negative way, which is understandable. People at my work keep saying to let you kids play outside and be kids. But what I don’t think the people at my work, realize (and maybe other people and parents too) is that the world is changing and putting a big emphasis on technology and the advancement of it. We want our children to grow up and be successful adults and whatever that success looks like for them, will probably involve some kind of technology. Now I know we are not teaching our 0-5 year old’s to code programs (although I know this is becoming more popular in schools,) we are able to use the technology we have as a tool when used appropriately. When technology is used in a classroom, “it should only be used f...

     I first learned about the effects trauma can have on a child in my Child and Adolescent Development in Context course that I am currently taking. I felt so ignorant to the information I was learning on what trauma can do to a child.  This was where I first heard about ACEs which is Adverse Childhood Experiences. These experiences include: physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, emotional neglect, physical neglect, mentally ill, depressed, or suicidal person in the home, drug addicted or alcoholic family member, witnessing domestic violence, loss of a parent to death, abandonment by parental divorce, incarceration of any family member for a crime, (Head Start, 2021). A child who endures these adversities in their young life are greatly affected by them. Experiencing this kind of trauma at a young age can result in attachment issues, biological issues, affect regulation, dissociation, behavioral control, cognition, and self-concept issues, (Parrish, 2022). ...