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)

Toddlers Learn Complex Actions from Picture-Book Reading, Says New Research
(11/05/06)

Research Shows Why Some Obesity Programs for Youths Are Better Than Others; But Most Programs' Benefits Are Still Too Short-Lived
(9/24/06)

Targeted Interventions Aimed At Reducing Depressive Symptoms in At-Risk Youth Achieved Better Results than Nontargted Universal Interventions, According To a Meta-Analysis of Research
(06/18/06)

Peer Exclusion among Children Results in Reduced Classroom Participation and Academic Achievement
(03/05/06)

Children with Autism Found to Have Specific Memory Problems That May Underlie Aspects of Disorder
(01/16/06)

Monitor on Psychology
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)

APA task force report decries culture's sexualization of girls
(April 2007)

Clinicians slower to diagnose ethnic-minority children
(April 2007)

A new diagnosis for childhood trauma?
(March 2007)

Robots lend insight to how babies learn
(March 2007)

Infants take particular note of parents' disgust
(February 2007)

Little girls lost
(February 2007)

Helping kids care
(December 2006)

Medicate or not?
(November 2006)

Government task force to examine impact of media, advertising on children
(November 2006)

Violence in the home takes many forms
(October 2006)

Video game magazines may harm boys’ body image
(October 2006)

Empowering the voiceless
(September 2006)

Baby's first heard words
(September 2006)

Is Head Start living up to its name?
(September 2006)

Dangerous dolls?
(September 2006)

Prenatal alcohol exposure variably affects children’s attention
(June 2006)

books & videos
Children of Depressed Parents: Mechanisms of Risk and Implications for Treatment

Children's Peer Relations: From Development to Intervention

Helping Children Cope with Disasters and Terrorism

Living With Childhood Cancer: A Practical Guide to Help Families Cope

Rewards for Kids!: Ready-to-Use Charts and Activities for Positive Parenting

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journals
A Meta-Analytic Review of Obesity Prevention Programs for Children and Adolescents: The Skinny on Interventions That Work
(September 2006)

The Prevention of Depression in Children and Adolescents: A Meta-Analytic Review
(June 2006)

Does Home Internet Use Affect the Academic Performance of Low-Income Children?
(May 2006)

What Influences Children's and Adolescents' Understanding of the Complexity of the Internet? (May 2006)

Peer Exclusion and Victimization: Processes That Mediate the Relation Between Peer Group Rejection and Children's Classroom Engagement and Achievement
(February 2006)

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internal APA resources
Early intervention can improve low-income children's cognitive skills and academic achievement

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

Is youth violence just another fact of life?

Treatment of behavioral and emotional disorders in preschool children

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