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Emotional Development - Articles
Social and Emotional Development: Kids Benefit from Pets
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Jennifer Lance
Posted
Wed 11 Apr 2012 12:00am
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Anyone that grew up with a dog or cat (or both) knows the psychological benefit of having a pet. When a child feels their parents don’t understand them or are having trouble with friends or siblings, a pet is always there with unconditional lo ...
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Mother-Son Relationship Key to Emotional Development 87
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relationships ..
Posted
Tue 06 Apr 2010 2:56am
ScienceDaily (Mar. 29, 2010) — New research from the University of Reading says that children, especially boys, who have insecure attachments to their mothers in the early years have more behavior problems later in childhood. Read more
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100325093124.htm
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Gottman: Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child
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Michael Gorsline
Posted
Sat 13 Jun 2009 12:39am
One school of thought in parenting is that there are often times where we need to be wary of engaging a child's emotions. If we do, this approach says we'll end up making the situation worse, much like trying to put out a fire with spray bottle full of gasoline. Another camp focuses on the fact that children genuinely need help navigatin ...
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Health Headlines - November 9
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Meredy

Posted
Thu 23 Oct 2008 2:23pm
CDC Urges Child-Care Providers to Monitor Emotional Development
A U.S. public awareness campaign about childhood development is being expanded to target more than 400,000 child-care facilities across the nation, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday.
The "Learn the Signs. Act Early" campaign is designed to ...
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Child Maltreatment: Effects on Brain Development and Behavior
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AWeidman
Posted
Thu 23 Apr 2009 12:00am
Effects on child development, brain development, psychopathology, and interpersonal relationships
Neglect, physical abuse, and sexual abuse (broadly termed, child maltreatment) have profound and long-term effects on a child's development. The long-term effects of chronic early maltreatment within a care-giving relationship (also called Comple ...
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Hilary Swank and Emotional Excitability
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Douglas E.

Posted
Thu 12 Nov 2009 10:00pm
Most people experience strong feelings occasionally, unless they are depressed. But for some, their emotional reactions are especially intense.
Psychologist Kazimierz Dabrowski (1902 – 1980) developed a theory of personality that is often used to understand gifted children and adults.
One of his ideas is Emotional Overexcitability (or E ...
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Physical Activity Boosts Emotional Health
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Your Therapy Source
Posted
Tue 20 Sep 2011 6:33am
As therapists, we frequently provide physical activities for children to promote muscle strengthening, range of motion, balance, motor skills and coordination. We must not forget that physical activity also helps to boost the social and emotional health of children. Physical, active play can help children to
express emotions such as smiling ...
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