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A growing body of research shows that the stress of growing up in poverty can have long-term effects on children's brains and cognitive development.  How can so-called "toxic stress" be prevented?  NewsHour's Megan Thompson reports in their latest story from the continuing public media series Chasing the Dream.

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Research shows that stress in the crucial early years of a child's life can pose dramatic, lasting challenges to development, learning, and behavior. This is the practical book early childhood professionals need to recognize stress in young children—and intervene with proven relief strategies before pressures turn into big problems. Developed by celebrated early childhood expert Alice Sterling Honig, this guidebook helps readers address the most common causes of stress in a young child's life, including separation anxiety, bullying, jealousy, and family circumstances.

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