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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.

Children are more anxious and depressed than ever before. Why? by Peter Gray

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.

The Swine Flu Isn't The Only Epidemic We Should Be Concerned About. by Ugo Uche

“This Emotional Life” – Psych 101 on T.V? by Elana Premack Sandler, L.C.S.W., M.P.H.

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
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
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 lives
By Robert Langston
LitLife
How to raise lifelong readers and writers.
By Pam Allyn