This is so true because excessive punishment does not lead to growth, but the opposite as it results in decrease in self-esteem and increased metal health issues for children in the long run. As teachers, rather than outwardly punishing children, we should reinforce positive behavior for children by using strategies such as positive reinforcement, open communication, and setting clear expectations.

It's important to not have assumptions control our perceptions of students and why they may struggle in school. As educators, we have to take considerations of the experiences students had in their early life and how it impacts their academic and grit development. That way, we can be properly informed and help students succeed both academically and emotionally.

It's crucial to understand that the environment that children grew in impacts how they behave in schools. If kids who grew up in a safe environment and were cared for by adults, they will react positively in kindergarten classroom, including easier interaction with teachers and students and adapting to an environment easier than those children who grew up in adverse enviornments.

It's super important to see how different actions of caregivers impact the child, both short term and long term. When caregivers use reinforcement and speaking to them calmly and affection, the child knows that making mistakes is okay and learn from them, promoting growth mindset but when caregivers become harsher through excessive punishment and raising voice, then the child feels stressed and even problems in the future like depression and health problems.

I like these comments because it encourages the caregivers to watch their interactions with the child and demonstrating positive behaviors that will boost the relationship and making the child feel safe. Just small interactions and actions like rubbing the child's forehead when crying increases attachment and love between the caregiver and child.

This statement is true especially since each child, regardless of family status like income, may need different ways of being raised or learning to meet each child's unique needs.

I believe focusing on the relationship between parents and children is the most vital because it's these connections that helps the child form emotional skills and a sense of safety and high-self esteem that they are loved by their parents through active engagement like spending time with them in learning to simply playing game together.

From using SIFT in my research project about finding news source, I find that it's an effective technique to comprehend and recognize whether certain sources are reliable and credible, from finding other sources to see if the claims match to looking at the original context in terms of quotes and claims.

Reminds me of the saying "work smarter not harder" when utilizing technology like using SIFT when figuring out whether a website or news source is accurate and credible for efficiency.

I find the F in SIFT to be a critical aspect when investigating a news source, as it will give the user the opportunity to look into other sources to gain multiple perspectives and finding whether the claim matches and speaking the truth with minimal to no bias (proving objective information).

It's very important to look at the context of the claim because it helps the readers comprehend the context of the issue as well as the accepted or known perspectives and making sense of outside information.

It's compelling to see how fact-checkers and most users do not check the "About" page of a website even though it's a simple concept since it can give us a good sense of information about the website and company and seeing whether or not they're legit or promoting factual or subjective information.

This information is super important since people can still find ways to make their websites look credible when they are not and it's crucial that as users, we have to build the skills necessary to catch "red flags" that a website may not be credible. There are a few tips that I already utilize and find helpful to see whether the sites are legit and credible, including checking the website's privacy policy, checking the contact page and researching the company or website's social media, and seeing if there are any logical fallacies in the websites.

I like how the author reminds us of how brain development of early childhood plays an important role for both their academic and socioemotional success. It's saddening to see how the US not equally funding for children between birth to three years old can influence their future, as it can not only impact their cognitive skills, but also noncognitive skills including executive function like perseverance and emotional regulation.

I never knew this fact. It's unfortunate that the US does not prioritize the funding on early childhood especially for children who experienced adverse environments. Considering the findings of how the environment and interactions is crucial for child development, it's surprising to read that the US doesn't spend time funding for these programs that will aid for child success and safety.

This statement is so important since we have to recognize that environment does not only encompass physical surroundings, but also how people interact with one another. If a child receives sufficient amount of food and shelter but the parents or caregivers do not spend time with their children and responding to their needs in a compassionate manner, it can negatively impact the child's life across the three domains, including physically, cognitively, and socially/emotionally.

It's very heartbreaking to see how children who grow up in unfavorable environments are constantly on the lookout for danger or alert because of minimal interactions between the caregiver and child. This is why as educators, we need to be non-judgmental and supportive to our students by providing secure, nurturing and stable relationships and environments.

I'm just recently learning this, but it's shocking and saddening how children who experience ACE can detrimentally impact their physical development. I would never have thought that stress and trauma can severely negatively impact child's physical development and carry onto their adult life.

It's important to note that there are many factors that contribute to children experiencing trauma and stress. Like this statement mentioned, home life plays a critical role in child development and if kids grow up in a toxic or stressful household, it can hinder their development physically, cognitively, and emotionally.

This reminds me of child development class I took last semester talking about Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development (ex. Initiative Versus Guilt at the ages of 3-5) where if the parents are compassionate and regularly provide comfort for their children, they will be able to manage their emotions, even of their own in the future. However, if caregivers are constantly restricted and aggressive to their children, children will develop a sense of doubt in their ability to manage emotions and development will lag.

This sentence illustrates how even the smallest actions of parent/caregiver care has an impact on a child's development, especially if implemented positively like demonstrating care and compassion for a child will have a positive influence on the child life as they learn and navigate the world.

It's depressing to hear how stress can impact students even in smaller aspects of life, including dealing with situations that could potentially affect them emotionally and may react negatively.

I didn't know that stress had severe physical consequences on children and it's saddening to hear that children go through these hard situations that results in stress, creating harmful long-term effects on their lives.

I like how Reed was a good role-model that children and adolescence need. When an adult, whether a teacher or mentor, helps others by showing compassion while acknowledging how developing noncognitive skills to create a better life is difficult. Through support and assistance, children and teens can develop and maintain noncognitive skills that will be vital in their everyday life.

I like how Spiegel integrates noncognitive skills like character and grit through chess and helping students develop ways they can achieve success both in the game and emotionally that helps students gain a sense of belonging and engaged more in the lesson.

This is an important take to recognize how all childhood "stages" are connected in the schooling to recognize the major issues that occurs at all stages, systems of power, and how to create long-term solutions to enhance school environments for all students regardless of age.

I agree with this statement because simply learning about individual stories and trying new things until we find a successful approach can take away our focus of why certain strategies work. Rather than focusing on "why" we tend to focus on "what," which can undermine the issues that revolve around the school and attempting to find temporary solutions rather than looking what why some techniques works for and achieving long-term solutions.