CORE PRINCIPLE: Understand Stress and Trauma

This chapter introduces the core principle, Understand Stress and Trauma, and describes along with several examples what it looks like when applied to parent and family engagement practices where early childhood professionals use this knowledge in their work with children, parents and families. Rudine Sims Bishop’s (Bishop, R. S. 1990. Mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors. Originally published in Perspectives,1(3), ix–xi. Retrieved from https://scenicregional.org">https://scenicregional.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Mirrors-Windows-and-Sliding-Glass-Doors.pdf) concepts of mirrors and windows are introduced and linked with the importance of representation of diverse families in early learning settings to create and reinforce feelings of respect and welcome.