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To Help a Shy Child, Listen
The New York Times: Toward the end of the summer, I was seeing a middle-school girl for a physical. The notes from a clinic visit last spring said she was a good student but didn’t
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Why Paying Kids to Do Homework Can Backfire
TIME: Money talks, right? So why should kids be any less susceptible to what the dollars are telling them? They aren’t, and that’s the problem. Enticing kids with monetary rewards for reading books or performing
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Study Says Yelling Is As Hurtful as Hitting
The Wall Street Journal: Parents who yell at their adolescent children for misbehaving can cause some of the same problems as hitting them would, including increased risk of depression and aggressive behavior, according to a
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Parents’ Harsh Words Might Make Teen Behaviors Worse
NPR: Most parents yell at their kids at some point. It often feels like the last option for getting children to pay attention and shape up. But harsh verbal discipline may backfire. Teenagers act worse
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Wie Kinder teilen lernen (How children learn to share)
Suddeutsche Zeitung: Sie helfen Erwachsenen, Papier in den Mülleimer zu werfen. Sie zeigen Mitgefühl, wenn jemand anderes verletzt oder traurig ist. Und wenn es besonders gut läuft, teilen Kinder auf dem Spielplatz sogar Schaufel und
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Teaching kids to share: Giving choices rather than rewards is better, study says
CTV News: When it comes to getting preschoolers to share their toys, a new study finds that giving them a choice to share, rather than a reward, helps them share more with others in the