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Riding the Roller Coaster of Emotions
NYU Child Study Center Grand Rounds, October 11, 2002Featured speakerReed Larson, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Human ...
Source: NYU Child Study Center
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Big Kids with Big Feelings
Q. I’m afraid my middle-school-aged daughter is going to turn into an “angry teenager.” Things seem ...
Source: Hand in Hand
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Building Self-Esteem in Children
Parents want their child to have good self-esteem. However, self-esteem doesn't come naturally to children. It is ...
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Promoting Self-Esteem
This article examines some general ways to promote self-esteem, including some that are specific to changing the ...
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Building Positive Relationships
Safety and SecurityMost students need a strong sense of comfort and safety from both physical and emotional abuse and ...
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When Good Sports Heroes Go Bad: Helping Kids Understand
A major league baseball pitcher admits to using steroids.An Olympic medal winner for swimming gets arrested for drunk ...
Source: NYU Child Study Center
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The Cost of Emotional Illiteracy
It had begun as a small dispute, but it had escalated. Ian Moore, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn, ...
Source: Committee for Children
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An Introduction to Welcoming Schools: Letter of Introduction
The headline in the New Bedford Standard-Times on Feb. 2, 2006, was only the beginning: "New Bedford Gay Bar ...
Source: Welcoming Schools
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The Worst Toys for Girls: Imagination NOT Included
Are doll dream houses, pretty purses and party packs the worst toys for girls? There's more than one way to play when ...
Source: Education.com
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Popularity in Middle Childhood
A central concern of many—if not all—school-agers is popularity. Popularity (also called social status) has ...
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Is Your Teen Typical, or Troubled?
No one would describe the typical teenager as a particularly rational creature. But some behavior is normal, while some ...
Source: Education.com
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Be a Role Model
Family Role ModelsUse family photos to tell children stories about family members who model one or more traits that you ...
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