Child Psychology47 Articles & Excerpts

Child Psychology47 Articles & Excerpts
Teen Marijuana Use Linked To Psychosesby eNotAlone.comTeenagers who are longtime marijuana smokers are at an increased risk of developing psychoses, such as schizophrenia, hallucinations and delusions, compared to short-term smokers or those who have never smoked pot, a new research suggests.
Computer Game Tetris Improves Thinkingby eNotAlone.comPlaying the computer game Tetris may boost gray matter in your brain, according to a new report which also suggests that regular idle act of fitting blocks together on a computer screen can improve thinking and increase 'mental efficiency'.
Pro-Social Video Games Make Children Kinderby eNotAlone.comPrevious studies have suggested that there is a relationship between playing violent video games and aggressive behavior in children. But now, for the first time, the three new studies have concluded that some video games influence good behavior
Nap Reduces Hyperactivity And Depression In Kidsby eNotAlone.comA new study by the scientists at Pennsylvania State University, finds that children who take a nap when they are 4 and 5 years old, are less likely to be hyperactive or experience depression and anxiety.
Anxious Parents Pass On The Disorder To Their Kidsby eNotAlone.comIt has been a known fact for many years that anxious parents can pass anxiety disorders on to their children. But now, a new study by the scientists at Johns Hopkins Children's Center, came up with the conclusion that a family-based program where parents
Children Who Snore Are More Moodyby eNotAlone.comSnoring in young kids is associated with a higher risk of mood disorders and depression, as well as problems with language and attention, claims a new study. The researchers at Helsinki University Central Hospital, in Finland, studied 43 pre-school aged
Impulsiveness In Kids Linked To Later Gambling Addictionby eNotAlone.comKids who were inattentive, impulsive and hyperactive in kindergarten, are more likely to develop symptoms of risky gambling behavior by the time they reach middle school, reports a new Canadian study in the latest issue of Archives of Pediatrics
Children And Video Gamesby eNotAlone.comSince video games were first introduced in the 1972, they have become one of the most popular activities for people of all ages. Video games are played on several types of platforms: home consoles used with TV sets, computers, computers with access
Children Are Victims Of Divorcing Parentsby eNotAlone.comDivorce of parents is a crisis for the entire family. It becomes especially difficult when children are involved. Children deeply suffer when parents they love fall into conflict and break their relationship.
Part 1 The Good Girl Revolution: Young Rebels with Self-Esteem and High Standardsby Wendy ShalitAcross the country, there's a youth-led rebellion challenging the status quo. In Seattle and Pittsburgh, teenage girls protest against companies that sell sleazy clothing. Online, a nineteen-year-old describes her struggles with her mother, who she feels
Part 1 Banished Knowledge; Facing Childhood Injuriesby Alice MillerIn direct opposition to the Freudian drive theory, the author of the best-selling The Drama Of The Gifted Child believes that children, at birth, are inherently good, and she traces all forms of criminal deeds to past mistreatments.
Part 1 Positive Parenting for Bipolar Kids: How to Identify, Treat, Manage, and Rise to the Challengeby Mary Ann McDonnell, A.P.R.N., B.C., Janet Wozniak, M.D.The Definitive Resource on How to Identify, Treat, and Thrive with a Bipolar Child. More than three million American children suffer from some form of bipolar disorder, a life-impairing illness that can cause wild mood swings and even episodes of rage.
Part 1 The Normal One: Life with a Difficult or Damaged Siblingby Jeanne Safer, Ph.D.Few bonds in our lives are as psychologically and emotionally significant as the ones we share with our sisters and brothers, although little has been written about this formative relationship. In this first-of-its-kind book, psychotherapist Jeanne Safer
Part 1 Before It's Too Late: Why Some Kids Get Into Trouble and What Parents Can Do About Itby Stanton E. Samenow, Ph.D.If you sense that your child is seriously troubled, you may feel bewildered, helpless, ineffective. How can you stop your child from throwing away his or her life? How can you avoid thinking that you've failed as a parent? In this newly revised and expand
Part 1 Dibs in Search of Selfby Virginia M. AxlineThe classic of child therapy. Dibs will not talk. He will not play. He has locked himself in a very special prison. And he is alone. This is the true story of how he learned to reach out for the sunshine, for life ... how he came to the breathless
Part 1 The Trouble with Boys: A Surprising Report Card on Our Sons, Their Problems at School, and What Parents and Educators Must Doby Peg TyreFrom the moment they step into the classroom, boys begin to struggle. They get expelled from preschool nearly five times more often than girls; in elementary school, they're diagnosed with learning disorders four times as often.
Part 1 Freeing Your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Powerful, Practical Program for Parents of Children and Adolescentsby Tamar Chansky, Ph.D.If you're a parent of one of the more than one million children in this country with obsessive-compulsive disorder, you know how confusing, even frightening, the symptoms of OCD can be. You're terrified of losing your child and angry about the havoc
Part 1 Look Me in the Eye; My Life with Asperger'sby John Elder RobisonEver since he was young, John Robison longed to connect with other people, but by the time he was a teenager, his odd habits - an inclination to blurt out non sequiturs, avoid eye contact, dismantle radios, and dig five-foot holes
Introduction, Part 1 Superparenting for ADD: An Innovative Approach to Raising Your Distracted Childby Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., Peter S. Jensen, M.D.Childhood is about unwrapping the gifts you're born with. Every child is horn with certain gifts, some easy to unwrap, some difficult. Children who have the fascinating trait called ADD (or ADHD, the term that the official diagnostic system used across
The Story of the Mindby James Mark BaldwinOne of the most interesting chapters of modern psychology is that which deals with the child. This is also one of the topics of general concern, since our common humanity reacts with greater geniality upon the little ones