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Spanking Your Kids Into Juggernauts
“The odds of a child being more aggressive at age 5 if he had been spanked more than twice in the month before the study began increased by 50%,” Read more: http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1981019,00.html#ixzz0l5ShgMpS »
Mixed Signals | Psychology Today
The difference between how you see yourself and how others see you is not just a matter of egocentrism. Like Kirsten, we all have blind spots. We change our self-conception when we see ourselves through others’ eyes. Part of the discrepancy arises because the outsider’s perspective affords information you yourself miss—like the fact that... »
Dating After Divorce: What it Means for Kids – FamilyEducation.com
The power of the reunion fantasy is not to be underestimated, says Neuman, observing that some children cling to the belief that their parents will get back together even after one parent has remarried. via Dating After Divorce: What it Means for Kids – FamilyEducation.com. »
Vital Signs – Choking Game No Mystery to Children, Oregon Study Finds – NYTimes.com
Dozens of deaths nationwide have been attributed to the activity, in which adolescents try to achieve a high by briefly depriving the brain of oxygen through strangulation. via Vital Signs – Choking Game No Mystery to Children, Oregon Study Finds – NYTimes.com. »
Should Parents Spank Their Kids?: Scientific American
Most members of the task force … stand firm in their recommendation against corporal punishment, which is still used by more than 90 percent of American parents at some point and condoned by more than 70 percent of the population, according to 1995 and 2005 survey data via Should Parents Spank Their Kids?: Scientific... »
The Canadian Press: Study: More of today’s US youth have serious mental health issues than previous generations
…mental health professionals speculate that a popular culture increasingly focused on the external – from wealth to looks and status – has contributed to the uptick in mental health issues. via The Canadian Press: Study: More of today’s US youth have serious mental health issues than previous generations. »
Soldiers’ Stress: What Doctors Get Wrong about PTSD: Scientific American
The syndrome of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is under fire because its defining criteria are too broad, leading to rampant overdiagnosis. via Soldiers’ Stress: What Doctors Get Wrong about PTSD: Scientific American. »
For Some Parents, Shouting Is the New Spanking – NYTimes.com
For Some Parents, Shouting Is the New Spanking – NYTimes.com. Whether you believe in spanking or not, don’t think for a minute that yelling cannot have it’s own impact on a child’s development. No, I’m not talking about the occassional slip that most of us have or the times when it’s “needed” (like if... »