Battling With Your Teen Over Sexy Clothes? Tips for Parents
By Tomi-Ann Roberts, PhD (Professor of Psychology, Colorado College) Moms and Dads have to constantly confront issues that arise from...
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donjacques
- Jul 15, 2014
- 2 min
Follow the Yellow Brick Road: A New Tool to Find Useful Early Childhood Resources
By Roseanne Flores, PhD (Member, APA Coalition for Psychology in Schools and Education) Stephanie is an early childhood educator who...
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donjacques
- Jul 11, 2014
- 4 min
An Ode to ACT: A Mother’s Reflection on APA’s Parenting Program
By Nichole Baker My full name is Nichole Marie Baker. I am 26 years old. I work full-time now, but plan to go back to school. I am from...
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donjacques
- Jul 8, 2014
- 2 min
What Can Our Kids Tell Us About Gun Violence?
By Tina Wolridge (Communications Coordinator, APA Public Interest Directorate) It seems that gun violence is all around my life. ...
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donjacques
- Jun 17, 2014
- 2 min
Adoption’s Current Realities: How Much Do You Know?
By Mary O’Leary Wiley, PhD, ABPP When you think of adopting a child, what images come into your mind? For most of us, the images are...
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donjacques
- Jun 10, 2014
- 5 min
Active, Engaged, Meaningful and Interactive: Putting the “Education” Back in Educational Apps
By Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, PhD and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, PhD Are you overwhelmed by the host of stimulating digital toys and games...
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donjacques
- May 19, 2014
- 6 min
#BringBackOurGirls: Let’s Take Action
By Gwendolyn Puryear Keita, PhD (Executive Director, Public Interest Directorate, American Psychological Association) The world is...
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donjacques
- Mar 11, 2014
- 4 min
Barbie as a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model? Our Girls (and Boys) Deserve Better
By Eileen Zurbriggen, PhD (Professor of Psychology, University of California, Santa Cruz) and Tomi-Ann Roberts, PhD (Professor of...
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donjacques
- Mar 5, 2014
- 3 min
Let Us Care for Ourselves and Our Loved Ones
We are honored to publish this guest post by Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro on the need for paid family and medical leave. By U.S....
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donjacques
- Feb 27, 2014
- 4 min
Girls Interrupted: Why Colleges Shouldn’t Recruit Athletes Before High School
By Suniya S. Luthar, PhD (Foundation Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University) Viewed against the backdrop of developmental...
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donjacques
- Dec 19, 2013
- 3 min
Not So Happy Holidays for the Unemployed
Photo credit: The Patron Saint via Compfight By Roberta Downing, PhD (Senior Legislative and Federal Affairs Officer, APA Public Interest...
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donjacques
- Dec 9, 2013
- 4 min
“I Don’t Understand My Children”: Addressing Acculturation Stress in Latino Families
By Carmen Valdez, PhD (Member, APA Committee on Children, Youth, and Families) When many Latino immigrant parents say, “I don’t...
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donjacques
- Dec 6, 2013
- 3 min
You May Not Be Feeling the Effects of the Sequester But Guess Who Is
Photo of Head Start preschoolers in Virginia. Image provided courtesy of Flickr user: VAStateParksStaff Sequestration is causing...
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donjacques
- Nov 26, 2013
- 3 min
Federal Juvenile Justice Policy – Alignment with Science
By Micah Haskell-Hoehl (Senior Policy Associate, APA Public Interest Directorate – Government Relations Office) To punish or to...
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donjacques
- Nov 12, 2013
- 2 min
Growing Up in the Shadows: How Unauthorized Status Puts Immigrant Youth at Risk
By Carola Suárez-Orozco, PhD (Professor of Human Development and Psychology at UCLA, Chair of the APA Presidential Task Force on...
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donjacques
- Nov 5, 2013
- 5 min
Seven Going on Seventeen: Selling Sexuality to Kids
Written by Matthew Johnson, Director of Education, MediaSmarts There’s a well-known saying in the media business that “sex sells.” Like...
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donjacques
- Oct 31, 2013
- 3 min
What Do Kids Have to Say About Bullying?
By Susan P. Limber, PhD (Professor of Psychology, Clemson University) In recent years, adults have had a lot to say about bullying. ...
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donjacques
- Oct 25, 2013
- 4 min
APA’s New Safe and Supportive Schools Project Takes on Bullying
By Lacey Rosenbaum, M.Ed. (Director, APA’s Safe and Supportive Schools Project, Office of LGBT Concerns) You cannot escape the headlines:...
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donjacques
- Oct 17, 2013
- 3 min
Be Like Mike (Honda): Fight the Bullying Epidemic
By U.S. Representative Mike Honda (D-CA), Founder of Congressional Anti-Bullying Caucus In light of the recent government shutdown, it is...
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donjacques
- Oct 2, 2013
- 3 min
Good Immigration Reform Means Keeping Families Together
Image provided courtesy of Flickr user: Anuska Sampredo By Benjamin Vonachen (Senior Legislative Assistant, PI Government Relations...
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