The Impact of Toxic Stress on the Developing Child 

50 years of research has demonstrated that secure attachment, or good early childhood mental health, allows children to think clearly, develop socially, learn new skills, enjoy more happiness with their parents, solve problems with friends and family, feel less anger at their parents, build self-esteem, develop a positive mental outlook, and be better prepared for success during the school years.  These are all important traits for navigating the path from childhood into adult living. 

While fostering a child’s mental and emotional needs of children is not as obvious as physical health needs. Knowing how to support the right conditions for secure attachment relationship is a part of each of us when we know how to see and support what is actually hidden in plain sight. 

Please join us for a workshop on the The Impact of Toxic Stress on the Developing Child and the Protective Power of Secure Care-giver/Parent Child Relationships.

• Overview of brain structures, 
• Discussion of normal brain / neuro development 
• The attachment paradigm 
• The negative impact of developmental trauma and toxic stress 
• The emotional regulation system 
• Seeing what’s “hidden in plain sight” linking those to school readiness. 

Dr. Mark Hald, PhD is a licensed psychologist in private practice with Options In Psychology, LLC in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.  He obtained his Ph.D. at the University of Northern Colorado.  He is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist, a Register Play Therapist – Supervisor, and a Registered Circle of Security Parenting Educator and a COS Reflective Consultant.  Over the last 30+ years he has worked with children, adolescents, and families in a variety of settings including, outpatient, schools, residential treatment centers, and psychiatric hospitals.  Dr. Hald has presented locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally.  Training topics include: child and play therapy, childhood abuse, trauma, neglect, attachment, and interventions.  Since 2009 Dr. Hald has been faculty with the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Child Abuse and Neglect Institute.   www.optionspsych.biz