Why Sexualized Halloween Costumes Are Scarier Than You Think
By Isabelle Orozco (APA Women’s Programs Office) Every year many children and adults creatively plan out their costumes for the one night...
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donjacques
- Jul 25, 2018
- 4 min
How Building a Positive Self-Image Helps Parents and Children of Color Cope with Racial Stress
This post continues our blog series regarding racial/ethnic socialization practices, programs, and approaches. APA is putting together a...
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donjacques
- Jun 29, 2018
- 4 min
Children Are Not Colorblind: 4 Ways to Talk to Young Children About Race
This post continues our blog series regarding racial/ethnic socialization practices, programs, and approaches. APA is putting together a...
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donjacques
- Nov 29, 2017
- 4 min
“Shall We Dance?” How Parents Can Work Together to Teach Kids About Race
This is the fifth in a series of blog posts that the American Psychological Association (APA) will publish regarding racial/ethnic...
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donjacques
- Oct 25, 2017
- 4 min
3 Essential Tips to Help All Kids to Embrace Their Race and Ethnicity
This is the fourth in a series of blog posts that the American Psychological Association (APA) will publish regarding racial/ethnic...
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donjacques
- Jul 26, 2017
- 5 min
“But Daddy, Why Was He Shot?”: How to Talk to Children about Race Today
This is the first in a series of blog posts that the American Psychological Association (APA) will publish regarding racial/ethnic...
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donjacques
- Jun 20, 2017
- 4 min
Are You Talking to Parents About Keeping Guns Away from Children? 5 Reasons You Absolutely Should
By Clinton W. Anderson, PhD (Interim Executive Director, Public Interest Directorate, American Psychological Association) Psychologists...
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donjacques
- Apr 26, 2017
- 5 min
Grandparents as Foster Parents: The New Family on the Block
By Tonya Davis, PhD, Karen Ethridge, PhD, & Natasha Black, MS (Alabama A&M University) “We thought we were done raising children. We love...
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donjacques
- Apr 12, 2017
- 6 min
Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child? The Unexpected Way Religious Beliefs Influence Parents’ Views
This is the seventh in a series of weekly blog posts addressing discipline and parenting practices. In this series, we will explore...
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donjacques
- Mar 22, 2017
- 3 min
Corporal Punishment: A Wrong Not a Right
This is the sixth in a series of weekly blog posts addressing discipline and parenting practices. In this series, we will explore reasons...
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donjacques
- Mar 8, 2017
- 3 min
7 Essential Tips to Help You Master Disciplining Your Kids
This is the fifth in a series of weekly blog posts addressing discipline and parenting practices. In this series, we will explore reasons...
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donjacques
- Mar 1, 2017
- 5 min
Why Positive Parenting Trumps Physical Punishment When It Comes to Disciplining Kids
This is the fourth in a series of weekly blog posts addressing discipline and parenting practices. In this series, we will explore...
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donjacques
- Feb 15, 2017
- 8 min
Can You Discipline Your Child Without Using Punishment?
This is the third in a series of weekly blog posts addressing discipline and parenting practices. In this series we will explore the...
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donjacques
- Feb 8, 2017
- 3 min
A Tale of Two Tantrums
This is the second in a series of weekly blog posts addressing discipline and parenting practices. In this series, we will explore...
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donjacques
- Feb 1, 2017
- 5 min
Why Do Parents Physically Punish their Children? 5 Useful Analogies from Sedimentary Rocks
This is the first in a series of weekly blog posts addressing discipline and parenting practices. In this series, we will explore reasons...
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donjacques
- Sep 9, 2016
- 10 min
9 Ways to Talk to Your Kids about the 15th Anniversary of September 11
By Robin Gurwitch, PhD The assassination of John F. Kennedy. The explosion of the Challenger. The terrorist attacks of September 11,...
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donjacques
- Jun 13, 2016
- 5 min
7 Ways to Talk to Children and Youth about the Shootings in Orlando
By Robin Gurwitch, PhD Once again our nation is coping with a violent tragedy. In the aftermath of the Orlando terrorist attack, we find...
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donjacques
- Mar 30, 2016
- 2 min
Got a Question About Your Kid? Get an Answer Based on Good Science
By Efua Andoh (APA Public Interest Communications Staff) What keeps you up at night? For many parents or caregivers, 9 times out of 10...
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donjacques
- Feb 5, 2016
- 3 min
We’re Lucky If We Get to Be Old, Scientists Move Closer to Understanding Schizophrenia’s Cause, For
Welcome back to In Case You Missed It (our weekly roundup of articles touching on psychology, health, mental health and social justice...
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donjacques
- Dec 14, 2015
- 3 min
How to Get Your Children to Eat Better, Brain’s Signaling Systems Might Determine PTSD Severit
In Case You Missed It (our weekly roundup of articles touching on psychology, health, mental health and social justice issues from...
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