This knowledge has triggered a body of research on the risks and benefits of after-school activities and led to the development of after-school programming for school-age children (ages 5–11 years) and adolescents' (ages 12–18 years) (Mahoney, Harris, & Eccles, 2006 ). The expansion of...
Social development is a key area of focus for young learners, it has an incredible impact on later life, however it is often poorly supported as the connection between social emotional skills and academic achievement is fr...
Social and Emotional Development, a new four-volume collection from Psychology Press, brings together the most influential and fundamental research in the area, providing readers with a vital overview of the basic theory and the empirical database regarding social and emotional development. The collecti...
“It’s understanding how our bodies and minds feel and think in relationship to the world around us,” says Dr. Mary Hadley, who has spent 15 years helping adults and children communicate. 1 Social-emotional development changes as a child grows. A mother providing a feeling of safety ...
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This article examines how developmental bibliotherapy featuring young adult literature serves as an effective strategy to address emotional issues in the lives of gifted teenagers. Following a discussion of bibliotherapy and a rationale for its use with gifted students, a description of a young adult...
The aim of this article is to investigate the long-term developmental consequences of being born to a substance-using mother, focusing on cognitive functions, attention, emotional and social development. The longitudinal sample comprised 48 adolescents aged 12-16 at the time of follow-up assessments...
Research is increasingly showing the effects of family, school, and culture on the social, emotional and personality development of children. Much of this research concentrates on grade school and above, but the most profound effects may occur much earlier, in the 0-3 age range.This volume cons...
More than two decades of research shows that high-quality social and emotional learning programs pay off. 11 percentile-point gain. Students who participate in a K–12 SEL program score better on standardized achievement tests. 18 years worth of dividends. ...
factors in the home, child care setting, and community that contribute to social and emotional development in young children and provides a narrative around the importance of investing in efforts that have the potential to impact social and emotional development during the first few years of life....