Treating all adversity as inherently negative does a disservice to children and their ability to develop adaptive coping mechanisms that can protect them in future cases of adversity.
Research points to the long-term consequences of high levels of childhood stress on later health and psychosocial development. However, it is also well documented that not all forms of adversity are inherently “bad” for children.
ACEs are a particularly severe subset of childhood adversities that involve traumatic experiences that occur during childhood. ACEs include abuse, neglect or a death in the family. In fact, certain adaptive skills and self-regulation abilities among children seem to require experience with adversity. These skills and abilities combine to contribute to a child’s resilience. Though it is a complex topic to define, resilience refers to one’s ability to survive or even thrive during and following exposure to adversity.
When children are surrounded by supportive environments, they can learn positive coping mechanisms that allow their stress responses to return to normal faster. The benefits of learning these mechanisms means the experience of adversity among children should not always be avoided. Factors that influence resilience It’s important to note that the impact of adversity on children, and the protective influence of resilience, varies depending on numerous social factors including gender, race and socioeconomic status. A study of 44,686 children aged six to 17 years found that white and socio-economically advantaged families were more likely and more able to maintain resilience in the face of adversity.
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