Calls for innovation in education often focus on the need to prepare students for the future. Ensuring that we are supporting their empathy for others is an often overlooked, but critical, aspect of that preparation.

Protsahan, a Hindi word that literally translates to encouragement, was started in 2010. The idea of Protsahan was born with the idea to rescue children from systemic, intergenerational poverty and abuse by providing a safe space for girls inside the slums that would offer access to quality education, health care, and justice. Since then,…

Certain at-risk behavior patterns are often associated with traumatic childhood experiences. With the role of schools evolving to shape children's developmental needs in today's world, educators across the globe bear an increasingly greater responsibility to identify and address these symptoms associated with childhood trauma. Given the…

Children who have been traumatized tug at the souls of early childhood teachers who have big hearts and open arms. Whether children have been witnesses to a disaster, such as Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, or have experienced trauma through direct assault, such as abuse, they need people who are willing and able to take extra care and…

In 2000 ACEI began an exploration of the potential role that a code of professional ethics might have in the Association. The Public Affairs Committee recommended that the Executive Board appoint an ad hoc Ethics Committee. That committee, under the leadership of Nita Barbour, accepted its charge to provide guidance to colleagues who struggle to…

A brief report on the activities and goals of the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect. (ED)

Provides guidelines enabling teachers to meet their legal and moral obligation to report possible cases of child abuse and neglect. (Author/RH)

The recent rise in terrorism around the world has caused families, educators, and indeed everyone to consider again how to help young children grow up tolerant, accepting, and, above all, non-violent. Policies that support a tolerant, inclusive curriculum are essential if children are to survive in the years ahead. Curriculum policies must be…

Stresses the need for a concerted effort to educate children about the problem of sexual abuse. Suggests that teaching about this subject is most effective when planned as a personal-safety component of the curriculum. Discusses myths surrounding child sexual abuse. Guidelines for teaching, curriculum ideas, and sexual abuse indicators are…

Community priorities to create a better quality of life for children are outlined. (NH)

Criticizes the use of corporal punishment in schools and argues that the schools should instead encourage the most advanced and effective methods of child management. (Author/MP)

Raises the issue of using corporal punishment in schools. Argues that corporal punishment is not necessary to maintain discipline and that the potential for abuse is enormous. (AS)

Discusses causes and identification of abused children. Stresses the importance of appropriate parent models and parent education to prevent the abused child from becoming an abusive parent. (ST)

A brief description of one school system's program to detect and prevent child abuse and neglect. (ED)

Discusses the need for coordination of child welfare services at the local level to prevent and detect child abuse and neglect, defines two steps necessary for coordination, and describes current efforts towards coordination in Massachusetts. (ED)