Child Development

When a child acts up, seems excessively emotional, or has less self-control than usual, you'll sometimes hear people describe these events as "regression" to an earlier stage of development. It may even be said that a child is intellectually of a certain age, but emotionally much younger.
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March is the month parents seriously begin to explore summer camp options for their children, and several months from now millions of youth will set off for camp.

On September 28, 2009, I spoke with Peg Smith, Chief Executive Officer of the American Camp Association (ACA), about sexual victimization of children at summer camps and what we can do to collaborate to combat this problem. Read More

We often make automatic judgments of "symptomatic" behavior: delusions, far example, show that one is mentally ill. The theory of labeling/normalizing urges caution in making these judgments because of possible effects on social relationships and thereby on self. (Scheff 1999). There is a social-emotional component in interaction that can be managed independently of the content. Read More

What child doesn't remember a magical story told to them by a parent or loved one? What adult isn't captivated by an evocative piece on the radio, or a coworker's rendition of their weekend adventure? Storytelling is one of humans' most basic and effective forms of communication. Read More

In the face of unemployment, graduate school might make a lot of sense psychologically. It might make perfect sense in terms of personal growth or fulfilling personal dreams. These are not reasons to sneeze at. But does it make sense economically? Read More

Family values have gotten a bad rap. When most people think of values these days, they think of hot-button topics and the divisive battle between so-called "red-state" and "blue-state" values. They think of politicians, media "talking heads," and other groups using values to push their own agendas. As America's discussion of values has focused on these divisions, we've lost sight of the essential reality that we share far more values than those on which we differ. Read More

How would you like to help your child feel as successful as an Olympic athlete? Your child’s love of a sport can motivate him to learn the same positive visualization techniques that Olympic athletes have used for decades. If you want to support your child to reach for the gold yet celebrate the bonze—or if your once happy child that used to love skating or basketball has been replaced by one who no longer wants to participate—here are 9 imagination tools that can help. Read More

We are in phase two of a three-phase process necessary to eradicate dyslexia as a fundamental learning disability in our society. Phase one is what I am calling "The Age of Ignorance," phase two is the "The Age of Awareness," and phase three will be the "The Age of Consciousness."

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