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What's Funny to a School-age Child?
So did you hear about the colt with a cold?He's a little hoarse.How about the pig with a rash?He needed a little ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Social and Emotional Learning
IntroductionWhat skills are the best predictors of academic and life success? Why is it that some children grow up to ...
Source: NYU Child Study Center
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Measuring Kindergarteners' Social Competence
Social competence is the degree to which children adapt to their school and home environments. Social competence in ...
Source: Educational Resource Information Center (U.S. Department of Education)
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Loneliness in Young Children
Loneliness is a significant problem that can predispose young children to immediate and long-term negative ...
Source: Educational Resource Information Center (U.S. Department of Education)
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Tips on Handling Separation Anxiety
Many children experience separation anxiety at the start of a new school year. This is normal and considered healthy. ...
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Basics of Prosocial Behavior and Social Competence
A "basic" for learning social skills is having friends, which for children means having playmates. In order ...
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Helping Children Manage Their Feelings
It seemed clear to the teachers that Seth was unable to keep his strong feelings from overwhelming him so much that he ...
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Anxiety in Children and Adolescents
Introduction Alex, 15, describes what anxiety feels like: I grew up in New York, the son of two loving parents. I ...
Source: NYU Child Study Center
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Letting Go of A Security Symbol
Why do some children have security symbols and some don't?Actually, all children have some type of security symbol at ...
Source: Heartland Family Service
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Children Who Just Watch
While many young children, when given the opportunity, will immediately engage in play with others, families and ...
Source: National Association for the Education of Young Children
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Family Assessment: At the Interface of Nature and Nurture Stands the Family
A child's environment"A family is to a child as water is to a fish."The 'nurturing system' that is the family ...
Source: NYU Child Study Center
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Growth and Development, Ages 6-8
Here is an overview of the physical, cognitive, emotional and sexual development of children aged 6-8, and what parents ...
Source: Advocates For Youth
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Perspective Taking and Theory of Mind at Different Grade Levels
The table below lists the development trends on perspective taking and theory of mind for children from kindergarten to ...
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Your First Grader's Social Life
A child's social behavior is easy to track in the classroom or on a playdate. But what about those moments where ...
Source: Education.com
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Community Contexts in Middle Childhood Physical Development
Communities vary in the support they provide for optimal physical, brain, and motor development in children. The most ...
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The Nature of Children's Play
In play, children expand their understanding of themselves and others, their knowledge of the physical world, and their ...
Source: Educational Resource Information Center (U.S. Department of Education)
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Child Development Guide: 7-8 Years
Developmental Tasks To develop a sense of accomplishment centered around the ability to learn and apply skills, deal ...
Source: Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
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Early Childhood Violence Prevention
Consider these grim statistics regarding American children: every day, 10 are murdered, 16 die from guns, 316 are ...
Source: Educational Resource Information Center (U.S. Department of Education)
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According to the School Psychologist: 2nd Grade
Expert advice from a school psychologist on how parents can better understand their second grader.
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Your 2nd Grader's Social Life
If your second grader is an angel at home and a dream in the classroom, it's easy to assume that there's smooth sailing...
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According to the School Psychologist: Kindergarten
Expert advice from a school psychologist on how parents can better understand their kindergartener.
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Managing Emotions (Emotional Regulation)
Emotional regulation includes the ability to express a range of emotions and react in appropriate ways in emotional...
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Communication and Your 6- to 12-Year-Old
Communicating with a child is one of the most pleasurable and rewarding experiences for both parent and child. Children...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
