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Child Development
Childhood

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

Pay no attention to this handwriting study! by Jonathan Levy

The stories behind juvenile crimes may tell us something. by Jean Mercer, Ph.D.

Nine Ways That a Meditating Brain Creates Better Relationships by Marsha Lucas, Ph.D.

Kids can be taught how to use flow to be creative. by Susan K. Perry, Ph.D.

What is life about? Avoiding pain? Or something more? by Lynne Soraya

Educating passionate problem-solvers for the 21st Century by Kimerer LaMothe, Ph.D.

Time to Say "Bye-Bye" to Behaviorism and "Hello" to Dogthropomorphism by Lee Charles Kelley

How Much of Behavior is Shaped in the Womb? by Dan Agin

What being bullied taught me about friendship by Lynne Soraya

Preschoolers think some people are reliable,others not. by Jean Mercer, Ph.D.

Child Development Blogs

Child Myths
Straight Talk About Child Development
By Jean Mercer, Ph.D.
Creative Development
Growing a child's unique gifts
By Maureen Healy
Digital Children
Raising children in a high-tech, high-pressured information world.
By David Elkind
My Child the Scientist
Thoughts about cognitive development from the eyes of an expectant father
By Dave Sobel
Dad The Observer
A psychologist watches his children grow up.
By Charles Fernyhough
Reclaiming Childhood
Freedom and Play in an Age of Fear
By Helene Guldberg, Ph.D.
Great Kids, Great Parents
Infant/Child Development and the Importance of Children's Feelings
By 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 learning
By Peter Gray
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.
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