Adverse experiences in childhood and adolescence, defined as subjectively perceived
threats to the safety or security of the child's bodily integrity, family, or social structures, are …

Context Mounting evidence suggests that the origins of childhood obesity and related
disparities can be found as early as the “first 1,000 days”—the period from conception to age …

Importance Social determinants of health shape both children's immediate health and their
lifetime risk for disease. Increasingly, pediatric health care organizations are intervening to …

Integrative explanations of why obesity is more prevalent in some sectors of the human
population than others are lacking. Here, we outline and evaluate one candidate …

This new edition of the bestselling text, Nurturing Natures, provides an indispensable
synthesis of the latest scientific knowledge about children's emotional development …

There is good reason to expect that children of incarcerated parents are disproportionately
exposed to other adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), defined as potentially stressful or …

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are associated with poor health outcomes,
underlining the significance of early identification and intervention. Currently, there is no …

What is already known about this subject Children from low socioeconomic households are
at greater risk of obesity. Children predominantly breastfed have a reduced risk of early …

As novel, complex social problems increase, especially those involving vulnerable people
who reside in challenging places, the limitations of conventional research methods …

Exposure to childhood adversity can result in negative behavioral and physical health
outcomes due to potential long-term embedding into regulatory biological processes …