{"id":28813,"date":"2025-06-20T12:03:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T16:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/positiveexperience.org\/?p=28813"},"modified":"2025-06-23T10:05:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T14:05:38","slug":"hope-team-shares-how-parents-can-help-children-feel-safe-during-difficult-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/positiveexperience.org\/news\/hope-team-shares-how-parents-can-help-children-feel-safe-during-difficult-times\/","title":{"rendered":"HOPE team shares how parents can help children feel safe during difficult times"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row remove_bottom_col_margin=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h2>Positive childhood experiences (PCEs) help children feel safe<\/h2>\n<p>Featured in a recent Tufts NOW <a href=\"https:\/\/now.tufts.edu\/2025\/06\/10\/helping-kids-feel-safe-uncertain-times\">article<\/a>, HOPE Directors <a href=\"https:\/\/positiveexperience.org\/team-member\/sege-robert\/\">Robert Sege, MD, PhD<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/positiveexperience.org\/team-member\/burstein-dina\/\">Dina Burstein, MD, MPH,<\/a> acknowledge the difficult challenges, both predictable and unpredictable, that children often experience. 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