Toxic Stress
This video describes different types of stress - positive, tolerable, toxic. With the right kind of support from caregivers, children can cope with positive or tolerable stress without any adverse effect on their health and development. But if children lack caregivers to assist them in times of stress or if children are exposed to toxic stress (the stressors are severe, recurring, and chronic), hormone levels will stay high, brain development will be disrupted and children's health and development will be negatively impacted. • How would you explain to caregivers the different types of stress?
• How can caregivers help children to cope with positive or tolerable stress?
• How does toxic stress affect children's health and development in the short- and long-term?
Length: 4 min 07 sec
Organization: Alberta Family Wellness Initiative
Language: English
Year: 2014
Web link: https://youtu.be/vMseNYpOQvE?si=6OoE-9DhLi1_jv5m
