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Girls and Body Image
Your daughter may have outgrown the nursery rhyme that describes her as “sugar and spice and everything nice.” ...
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The Childhood Seeds of Adult Happiness
Happiness is, in many ways, a skill that parents can teach their children. Kids develop habits of thinking, feeling, ...
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Sense of Self at Different Grade Levels
As children develop, their identity and perceptions about their self changes. The table below presents developmental ...
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Parenting Styles and Child Outcomes
Through the long history of research on parenting, small but significant correlations have been found between parenting ...
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Self Concept - Social and Emotional Development: Ages 3-5
Widely Held Expectations Child develops independence, confidence, and competence Likes self and shows ...
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Caught in the Middle: Raising a Multiracial Teen in a Rural Place
Ethnicity and IdentityDuring adolescence, most teens are preoccupied with questions about self and identity such as ...
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Not My Kid: What to Do if Your Child is a Bully
Bullies come in all shapes and sizes. They may be introverts or extroverts, academic achievers or struggling in school. ...
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How to Talk to Kids About Race
Talking about race doesn't have to be a sticky thing. By approaching it with an honest, patient and matter-of-fact ...
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Why Do Cliques Form?
Perhaps you are wondering why cliques surface in middle childhood and take on such significance in the first place. ...
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Middle School Power Struggles
One of the most fun parts of raising children is their love of exploration. As children enter into middle school, one ...
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How Playing Dress-Up Shapes Your Child
When kids get into dress-up, their imaginations can transform them into whatever they want to be. And when your child ...
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Girls and Body Image: Loving the Skin She's In
Poor body image can lead to poor self-esteem, depression, and eating disorders. We all want our children to be healthy...
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Eating Disorders: What You Need to Know
In a society where waifs rule and magazines herald a different fad diet every week, some kids view eating disorders as a...
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Developing and Maturing
After being bombarded with messages from parents, family, peers, television, the Internet, school, and the community,...
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Bullying and the Special Needs Child
Emerging research indicates that a child with a disability is more likely to be physically or verbally bullied than his...
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Gender Plays Significant Role in Most Learners' Sense of Self
As young children become increasingly aware of the typical characteristics and behaviors of boys, girls, men, and women,...
