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, 20142 min read
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, 20144 min read
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, 20142 min read
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, 20142 min read
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, 20145 min read
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, 20146 min read
#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, 20144 min read
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, 20143 min read
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, 20144 min read
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, 20133 min read
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, 20134 min read
“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, 20133 min read
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, 20133 min read
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, 20132 min read
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, 20135 min read
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, 20133 min read
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, 20134 min read
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, 20133 min read
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, 20133 min read
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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