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Child Development
The speedy physical and psychological changes that children undergo from birth through adolescence often leave parents wondering how best to care for them at each stage. From how to talk so kids will listen to when to back off and allow them to fail, PT's experts weigh in.
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The Latest on Child Development
Seeking informed, respectful ways of engaging with small children.
by Charles Fernyhough
Youngsters rebel successfuly, using passive aggressive behavior
by Signe Whitson, L.S.W.
Is Martha Coakley really the problem?
by Tamara McClintock Greenberg, Psy.D.
What we read helps us to become who we are.
by Pam Allyn
The language of feelings
by Paul C. Holinger, M.D.
Is your child stressed out? Why you may not know.
by Alan Fogel
Don’t let ‘Up in the Air’ mask what’s below
by Bella DePaulo, Ph.D.
“This Emotional Life” – Psych 101 on T.V?
by Elana Premack Sandler, L.C.S.W., M.P.H.
Child Development Blogs
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Child Myths
Straight Talk About Child DevelopmentBy Jean Mercer, Ph.D. -
Creative Development
Growing a child's unique giftsBy Maureen Healy -
My Child the Scientist
Thoughts about cognitive development from the eyes of an expectant fatherBy Dave Sobel -
Dad The Observer
A psychologist watches his children grow up.By Charles Fernyhough -
Reclaiming Childhood
Freedom and Play in an Age of FearBy Helene Guldberg, Ph.D. -
Great Kids, Great Parents
Infant/Child Development and the Importance of Children's FeelingsBy Paul C. Holinger, M.D. -
Sleeping Angels
How children's sleep affects their health and well being.By Dennis Rosen, M.D. -
Freedom to Learn
The roles of play and curiosity as foundations for learningBy Peter Gray -
Exploding Myths
The truth about intelligence and memory.By Wendy Williams, PhD and Stephen Ceci, PhD -
Human-Nature
Our relationship with the natural world.By Peter H. Kahn, Jr., Ph.D. -
In the Trenches
Understanding the adolescent mind.By Wanda Behrens Horrell -
Keeping Kids Safe
Inside the minds of school shooters, with general insight into adolescent mental health.By Peter Langman, Ph.D. -
The Power of Imagination
How children can heal.By Charlotte Reznick, Ph.D. -
Thinking About Kids
Parents, kids, and the way we live together.By Nancy Darling -
Youth and Consequences
Adolescent mental health in the new millenium.By Janis Whitlock, MPH, PhD -
The Teenage Mind
The internal experience of the young adult.By Jann Gumbiner, Ph.D. -
More Than Genes
What science can tell us.By Dan Agin -
The Parents We Mean to Be
Raising moral, happy children without too much or too little parenting.By Richard Weissbourd -
Power of Dyslexic Thinking
How learning challenges shape livesBy Robert Langston -
LitLife
How to raise lifelong readers and writers.By Pam Allyn
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