press releases
Tying Education to Future Goals May Boost Grades More Than Helping with Homework, Research Finds
(05/19/09)
Community Program Successful in Preventing Child Abuse
(04/01/09)
Children in Single-Parent Households and Stepfamilies Benefit Most Socially from Time with Grandparents
(02/23/09)
APA Hails SCHIP Enactment as Safety Net for Low-Income Children
(02/05/2009)
Financial Concerns Top List of Holiday Stressors for Women, Families with Children
(12/04/08)
Schools’ Resources Important for Helping Children of Immigrant Families Succeed in the Classroom
(11/10/08)
APA Task Force Recommends Dissemination of Evidence-Based Practice to Address Gaps in Mental Health Care for Children and Adolescents
(08/13/08)
Academic Problems in First Grade Linked to Depression in Middle School, According to New Study
(07/18/08)
Children Show Goal-Oriented Behavior by Age 3
(02/19/08)
Gesturing Helps Grade-Schoolers Solve Math Problems
(11/04/07)
Diagnostic Dilemma: Cognitive Scores Vary As Much Within Test Takers as Between Age Groups, Making One-Session Testing Less Valid
(07/01/07)
Combining Brain Scans and Behavioral Tests Aids Early Identification of At-Risk Readers
(06/10/07)
Choline Shows Promise in Reducing Behavioral Effects Associated With Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
(02/28/07)
Sexualization of Girls Is Linked To Common Mental Health Problems in Girls and Women—Eating Disorders, Low Self-Esteem, and Depression; an APA Task Force Reports
(2/19/07)
Early Social Experiences Can Influence Adult Behavior in Romantic Relationships, Says Study
(2/12/07)
internal APA resources
Disseminating Evidence-Based Practice for Children and Adolescents
Early intervention can improve low-income children's cognitive skills and academic achievement
Adults and Children Together (ACT) Against Violence
APA's Office of Children, Youth and Families
Painful shyness in children and adults
Violence in the media: Psychologists help protect children from harmful effects
What makes kids care? Teaching gentleness in a violent world
Treatment of behavioral and emotional disorders in preschool children
APA's Consumer Help Center
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Monitor on Psychology
Dogs can teach children new tricks
(October 2009)
Playtime in peril
(September 2009)
Prevention works
(September 2009)
Parents face a treatment dilemma
(June 2009)
Expanded health care for children
(April 2009)
Does our early environment program us for life?
(February 2009)
Schools expand mental health care
(January 2009)
Study reveals global differences in children’s sleep
(November 2008)
Bringing back old-fashioned play
(October 2008)
The importance of symbolic play
(October 2008)
Fostering healthy attachments
(June 2008)
Too discordant for the masses?
(April 2008)
A boost to integrated care
(April 2008)
Getting back to the great outdoors
(March 2008)
Prenatal exposure triggers a taste for alcohol
(March 2008)
Reservoirs of resilience
(December 2007)
The joke's in you
(November 2007)
Socially wired
(November 2007)
U.S. children: Overweight and oversexed?
(October 2007)
Good for sales, bad for boys?
(September 2007)
Speaking out for children's mental health
(September 2007)
Cultural background shapes when children lie
(May 2007)
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