"Science shows that early exposure to circumstances that produce persistent #fear and chronic #anxiety can have lifelong consequences by disrupting the developing architecture of the brain."

[National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, 2010]

"While some of these experiences are one-time events and others may reoccur or persist over time, all of them have the potential to affect how children learn, solve problems, and relate to others."

This is a topic worthy of discussion. Consider WEF's rapidly accelerating consolidation of global power. In Jan 2019 WEF exploited the climate crisis by deliberately inciting #fear - in tandem with partners & media. Today it exploits the COVID-19 pandemic.

#TerrorEchoChambers

"I want you to panic"
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"stress-system overload can significantly diminish a child’s ability to learn and engage in typical social interactions across the lifespan."

"Many policymakers, educators, and even medical professionals are unaware of the potentially significant, long-term risks of exposure to fear-provoking circumstances in children..."

Serious, #fear-triggering experiences cause changes in brain activity and have been shown to have long-term, adverse consequences for #learning, #behavior, and #health.

"While typical fears disappear with age, the fear and anxiety elicited by maltreatment and other threatening circumstances do not."