and we’ve written a number of them. But, with the great number of science books available for kids, there is a dearth of material for kids on the social sciences. We wanted kids to know that psychology is, in fact, a science and that psychological knowledge is based on careful research...
Most parents work to give children the best start possible, but it's also important for parents to recognize that kids come into the world with their own temperaments, personalities, andgoals. While parents may want to push their child down a certain path, a parents' job is to provide an...
Ironically for these school systems, studies show that spanking kids also makes them stupid… or at least not as smart as they would be if they weren’t spanked. Professor Murray Straus from the University of New Hampshire tested the IQs of 806 children ages 2-4 and 704 ages 5-9; both...
Ironically for these school systems, studies show that spanking kids also makes them stupid… or at least not as smart as they would be if they weren’t spanked. Professor Murray Straus from the University of New Hampshire tested the IQs of 806 children ages 2-4 and 704 ages 5-9; both...
Best Special Education Apps for Android “The Android apps listed here can help kids with a range of special needs and learning difficulties; there’s everything from games and graphic novels to meditation guides and text-to-speech apps. Whether they’re developing fine motor control, building ...
“What happens at 3:00 Kids get out of school,” said Baer. “People weren’t completing the program because the course was offered at a time that wasn’t easy for them to get to.”Using data to see who’s making steady progress toward graduation and who’s in trouble can be as ...
Eventually, animation and animated content, in general, matured to a point where the stigma really doesn’t work anymore. Cartoons aren’t just for kids. We now have shows like “Bojack Horseman” and “Rick and Morty” that have helped change the popular perception of animation. On top of...
It’s more controversial, of course, when someone else does the binding. I wouldn’t be very happy if my department chair forced me to take Adderall, or if the government fined me for being overweight and not trying to slim down (as Alabama is planning to do to some state employees)....
Well, Elliot, I can't thank you enough for taking the time to share your wisdom today. I've long looked up to the way you do your work as a psychologist, a teacher, a mentor, but I think I have even greater admiration for how you live your life. ...
Another fairly straight forward case that has been dragging on for several years, now, with no clear resolution in sight. A French teacher refused to implement an LD student’s IEP. Instead of firing her, they transferred. So far everyone’s happy. But other kids in the child’s class go...