Phyllis Ellickson, Ph.D., and Kimberly McGuigan, Ph.D.
American Journal of Public Health,
April 2000, Vol. 90, No. 4,
pgs. 566-572
Free from Dr. Ellickson, RAND, P.O. ...
The theme this month is violence. It is a hot topic among researchers who focus on youth, and there are many new efforts to try to understand its underlying causes so ...
Music can have a powerful impact on children—some studies show that math, verbal and spatial IQ abilities benefit from exposure to music. But more than that, ...
www.ldonline.org provides an interactive guide to learning disabilities. Included are an in-depth explanation of learning disabilities (LD) and attention deficit ...
By the time the average American teenager graduates from high school, she will have spent more time consuming media outside of school — watching TV, playing video ...
Psychologist Elliot Aronson believes that schools' social code often identifies winners and losers, excluding and ridiculing those who are perceived as different. In ...
On a routine visit to the nation's capital, a high school class from Arizona changed one of the city's most visited monuments and became a national model for ...
"The principal's office." In childhood, those three words alone could make your palms sweat and your heart race. But for parents and others concerned with improving ...
This study seeks to draw national implications from an eight-month study of educational obstacles facing homeless youth in four New England states: New Hampshire, ...
A Student and A Father
By Michael Buffington
The other day a friend and I reminisced on the phone about the wild things we used to do back in high school. My life, ...
Homeless children and youth are often denied their right to attend public schools, according to this report funded by the W.K. Kellogg and Freddie Mac foundations and ...
OBJECTIVE: An alternative education program for dropouts and other youths who are struggling academically, Hilltop uses glassblowing as a “hook” to attract kids ...
A Publication of the American Humane Association
Vol. 15, No. 2, 1999
Available for $11 from Robyn Alsop, editor, (303) 792-9417,
or children@americanhumane.org.
Of the 65 million young people in American under the age of 18, approximately 7.5 million have diagnosable mental disorders, though only one in five of those youths ...
From seeking support from others in her community, to enjoying the unique progress of her 8-year old daughter, Caroline, Theresa Kelly Darr shares her experiences and ...
School encompasses an entire world for children—but for those who move from school to school and family to family, it can be a harsh and unfamiliar world. Susan ...
