By AJ Griffin, EdD, Potts Family Foundation CEO Americans across the political spectrum recognize and agree that a safe and nurturing environment is crucial for children’s growth and development. Based on my experience in Oklahoma, despite a growing political divide,...
Think of Early Relational Health as the foundation formed in infancy and childhood that helps people weather adversity throughout the rest of their lives. The nonprofit organization Nurture Connection offers this definition: Early Relational Health is the state of...
In order for children to grow up with self-awareness, empathy, insight and the ability to regulate themselves emotionally and physically, they must, in their earliest years (0-5) be able to count on a stable, nurturing foundation. Early Relational Health is a term we...