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Ten Ways To Protect Your Child Against Bad Experiences
Experiences that build resilience strengthen children who face adversities.
By Jennifer Hays-Grudo and Amanda Sheffield Morris
Adversity, such as abuse, neglect, and poverty, damages children. But protective experiences can build resilience against adversity and promote positive development.
We identified 10 relationships and resources proven to counter the impact of adverse experiences. They have hidden magic that can transform an otherwise miserable childhood. Perhaps a child has been abused and has an alcoholic or depressed parent – or both. Down the street lives a grandmother who provides safe harbor. Maybe a caring teacher or an athletics coach takes the child under her wing. These are just a few of many prot
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The director of the school of dentistry at Montemorelos University, Marco Antonio Castro, was recently nominated as one of the 100 top doctors in the world for 2022 by the Global Summits Institute (GSI).
Each nomination represents recognition for dental professionals who, according to the GSI, exemplify clinical excellence, innovation, research, organizational leadership, and entrepreneurship in the service of the health-care industry.
“It is an honor to be considered and be on par with doctors who are recognized at a world level,” Castro said. “It means that we are doing things well and that our work is resonating and of interest to research bodies.” He added that “it is a privilege to be granted such recognition as a university, and as a person, and this tells us that we must try harder to do things better each day.”
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O’Connor: OKC’s downtown housing mix continues to diversify
Cathy O’Connor
The Oklahoma City Urban Renewal Authority recently issued a request for proposals due July 30 for residential development in a section of The Hill at Bricktown. The site, located in OCURA’s Harrison-Walnut Urban Renewal Plan Area, is available for urban residential development close to downtown, the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, State Capitol Complex and the OU Research Park.
The development site consists of nearly 122,000 square feet of land and looks to welcome new families and homeowners to the area. The RFP outlines that the architectural character be consistent with the surrounding area and achieve sustainability and energy efficiency in the design and construction. Developers are asked to include a ground level that engages the streets and sidewalks to encourage pedestrian activity. The parcels of land fall within the Downtown Tax Increment Financing project area – TIF and G