Imagine being able to turn a student’s potential meltdown into a positive learning opportunity. It is possible using Conscious Discipline, a trauma-informed care approach that combines social and emotional development with discipline and guidance. St. Mark Center uses...
What is your child’s bedtime? Is it consistent? Important new research shows just how important sleep is for a child’s brain development. The National Sleep Foundation recommends that children age 1 to 3 need 12 to 14 hours of sleep a day, while 3- to...
This amazing video about the Crittenton Children’s Center’s Head Start-Trauma Smart program features Kentarsha Sorey, one of St. Mark’s lead teachers Cara Bailey, our Trauma Smart therapist.
Read this great article the Head Start-Trauma Smart program in the New York Times. The Head Start-Trauma Smart program is offered at St. Mark Child and Family Development Center thanks to St. Luke’s Health System’s Crittenton Children’s Center. Our...
We thought this article about toddlers using your phone to take pictures of themselves was really interesting. It raises a lot of questions about kids and technology, memory, and instant gratification. For all the worry, we though this excerpt was worth remembering:...
