Stressed Out Kids: Early Life Stress Research at Stanford

This week we’re talking about caregiver stress - the stress of being the parent or the person in charge. Parents may be unaware of how the way in which they handle stress (or don’t) is being observed and absorbed by their kids. The Early Life Stress Research Program at Stanford University studies kids and stress, then develops methods to help stressed kids become more resilient. Current research is working in San Francisco Bay area schools with kids who have been involved with or witnessed interpersonal violence – teaching them methods to deal with the trauma and the reminders of that trauma that pop up in every day life.

Contributor Jessica Cochran spoke with the program's lead researcher, Hilit Kletter, to learn more.