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June 19, 2010

Adolescents Raised by Lesbians Found to Be Doing Just Fine

Children raised in lesbian-mother families appear to grow up to be well adjusted and have fewer psychological problems than do children reared in more traditional families.

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June 11, 2010

Education is a family affair

Family and school are the two main socializing settings for children and adolescents and their role in education is beyond doubt. A study of almost 1400 families in secondary schools suggests that family involvement should be a priority in a child's education.

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June 8, 2010

The Effect Of Violent Video Games On Teens

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Playing violent video games can make some adolescents more hostile, particularly those who are less agreeable, less conscientious and easily angered. But for others, it may offer opportunities to learn new skills and improve social networking...

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June 7, 2010

Violent video games may increase aggression in some but not others, says new research

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Playing violent video games can make some adolescents more hostile, particularly those who are less agreeable, less conscientious and easily angered. But for others, it may offer opportunities to learn new skills and improve social networking.

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May 26, 2010

From subliminal ads to Joanna the Mad

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The Providentia psychology blog has been a consistently good read for as long as I can remember and if you've never checked it out a host of great articles have been posted online recently.Just in May along there have been pieces on how a barking woman was declared unfit for trial, how the panic about 'subliminal advertising' started in the '50s, why adolescents drink and whether the Spanish mona

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February 25, 2010

Treating Child and Adolescent Mental Illness: A Practical, All-in-One Guide

Dr Shatkin's book serves as a useful primer for medical and mental health clinicians who do not specialize in the treatment of children and adolescents but who find themselves faced with the growing demand to provide mental health services to this sector. It is also a handy refresher for child and adolescent clinicians called on to treat disorders seen less often in their practices, as well as a

9 Vote(s)

February 24, 2010

Cyberbullying - A Growing Problem That Can Be More Serious Than Conventional Bullying

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Around 10 percent of all adolescents in grades 7-9 are victims of internet bullying. 'This type of bullying can be more serious than conventional bullying. At least with conventional bullying the victim is left alone on evenings and weekends', says Ann Frisen, Professor of Psychology at the University of Gothenburg. 'Victims of internet bullying - or cyberbullying - have no refuge...

7 Vote(s)

February 23, 2010

Cyberbullying: A growing problem

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Around 10 percent of all adolescents in grades 7-9 are victims of internet bullying. "This type of bullying can be more serious than conventional bullying. At least with conventional bullying the victim is left alone on evenings and weekends," says on of the researchers.

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Internal and environmental factors trigger unique brain activity in teens

While the otherworldly behavior of teenagers is well documented, researchers have taken a significant step toward finally unraveling the actual brain activity that can drive adolescents to engage in impulsive, self-indulgent, or self-destructive behavior.

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February 22, 2010

How Risky Are Social Networking Sites for Kids

This article discussed in this post, isn’t recent but the conclusion is very nuanced which isn’t always the case with publications especially in news media about social networking and kids or adolescents. Seems that politicians are advocating measures to restrict social networking for children in order to prevent assumed online sexual exploitation and Internet harassment.Broad [...]Re

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