Legacy for Children Training Center, UCLA

The power of a parent’s love, caring, and creativity!

🎶 I love my body from my head to my toes 🎶 — This mom created a 'self-love' song for her daughter to recite in the mirror daily. @Thatcrunchyishmom posted the clip of her 1-year-old, Autumn, to TikTok. As of Sept 5 it has more than 17.3M views. ‘In today’s society, being different can be a challenge. Every kid should learn how to love themselves and that they are special, just the way that they are,’ she said, via Storyful.

Caregiver responsiveness is a key ingredient to child development.

InBrief: The Science of Neglect Learn more about the science of neglect on our website: https://goo.gl/wUtAw9Extensive biological and developmental research shows significant neglect—the on...

The Legacy for ChildrenTM parenting program can help to prevent the impact of toxic stress on children.

Toxic Stress Learn about toxic stress response; how it differs from two other stress responses, positive and tolerable; and how it can be prevented or even reversed.

• SoCal Museums Annual FREE-For-All Day is back on Sunday, February 5, 2023!

Over 30 museums—presenting art, cultural heritage, film, natural history, and science—will open their doors and offer free GENERAL admission

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Legacy for ChildrenTM outcomes 4-6 years post-intervention children had a significant increase in IQ.

Behavioral and Socioemotional Outcomes of the Legacy for... : Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics ing in poverty. Methods: Mothers who were recruited prenatally or at the time of childbirth participated in a set of Legacy parallel design randomized control trials between 2001 and 2009 in Miami, Florida, or Los Angeles, California. Of the initial 574 mother-child dyads, 364 completed at least 1 b...

In December 2021, the Surgeon General's Advisory on Youth Mental Health calls for a swift and coordinated response to this crisis as the nation continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. It provides recommendations including the Legacy for ChildrenTM parenting program. Legacy is highlighted as prevention strategy for children’s mental health on page 36.