East Brunswick District Hosts Free Healing-Centered Training For Parents Tuesday

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — Parents and caregivers in the East Brunswick School District are invited to a free training Tuesday on how childhood experiences shape brain development and lifelong well-being.

The event, hosted by East Brunswick Parent University in partnership with Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care, will feature the "Connections Matter" curriculum, a healing-centered program focused on developing healthy brains, supportive relationships and stronger communities.

The training will be held Tuesday, from 7 to 8 p.m. at the JoAnn Magistro Performing Arts Center, 100 Rues Lane. Participants will be entered to win a $25 gift card.

The one-hour session will cover how Adverse Childhood Experiences, known as ACEs, affect brain development, how caring relationships can serve as a buffer against the effects of trauma, and how communities can become more resilient and healing-centered.

The program also emphasizes Positive Childhood Experiences, or PCEs, as a tool for promoting healthy development.

The event is sponsored by NJ4S Middlesex, the New Jersey Department of Children and Families and Prevent Child Abuse New Jersey. Registration is available by scanning the QR code on the event flyer.

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