Supporting children and adolescents with incarcerated parents includes addressing social injustice
In the United States, incarceration is widespread. One in 14 children and youth under age 18 has experienced the incarceration
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Family
Digital picture books: A new opportunity for children whose parents do not read with them
Reading digital books can promote story comprehension more than reading the same books on paper. However, this occurs only when
Read moreChildren with a non-typically developing twin show more understanding of others’ emotions
A research project in Israel involving 63 families with 11-year-old twins, one typically developing (TD) and one not typically developing
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Is there a female brain and a male brain? Science says no
Are boys and girls born with different brains like they are born with different chromosomes and reproductive organs? Or to
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Alienación parental: La psicología de las relaciones fracturadas entre padres e hijos
¿Tus hijos se han vuelto contra ti? ¿Se resisten a pasar tiempo contigo? ¿Se han unido a tu ex para
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Services should build on Latinx child-raising strengths instead of ignoring them
It is hard to overstate the optimism that Latinx immigrants have when they arrive in the United States. (Latinx is
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The negative effects of COVID-19 on children
By the end of October 2021, 5 million COVID-19 deaths had occurred worldwide and 5.2 million children under age 18
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Play and its surprises teach brains by fuelling reflective thinking
In China’s Zhejiang province, preschool children are constructing their own playground. With wood blocks, ladders, and planks, they are building
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Latina teenagers in United States spend more time with parents and siblings than do other teenagers
Latina teenagers in the United States spend more time with their parents and siblings than do teenagers in other racial/ethnic
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How do children and their parents in two cultures – Native American (Menominee) and non-Native American – combine speech and gesture?
Communication involves more than words. There is strong evidence that gestures used with speech enhance comprehension of the listener and
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