Category Archives: human development

Essential Fathers

Boys need fathers to teach them how to be men. Girls need fathers to affirm their transition into womanhood, and to teach them trust and attachment with a male figure. Both genders need fathers to teach them independence, discipline, self-reliance, … Continue reading

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New Hope For Survivors of Child Abuse and Neglect.

Child abuse and neglect create enormous problems for the victims.   Among these are fundamental changes in brain development.    The brains of  severely neglected infants and children can be so damaged that the brain simply fails to grow in … Continue reading

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How to Talk to Your Teenager (And Get them to Talk to You)

Good communication runs deeper than techniques.   Ultimately it is a reflection of the warmth and the fundamental philosophies of the parent.   Research on parenting shows that the most successful outcomes in parenting teenagers come from parenting approaches that … Continue reading

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Parenting Strategies for Children’s Personality Types

Every parent with more than one child has discovered that children’s personalities vary a great deal.    What worked beautifully with one child can be completely ineffective with another child. Understanding and identifying a child’s personality type can give parent … Continue reading

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Enhancing Verbal Ability in Children

The rapid development of language ability in young children is one of the most remarkable feats negotiated by the human brain.    By the age of six the average child has a vocabulary of 14,000 words and can use them in … Continue reading

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Studying “What Makes Families Flourish?”

Did you know that having a sister, even a little sister, give adolescents a measure of protection from loneliness, fear and guilt?   Or that having a sibling of either gender increases acts of kindness? Did you know that the … Continue reading

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Redefining Intelligence–and Identity–in American Teens

Adolescence is a challenging time.   Teenagers across the nation struggle with self worth.  Parents and teachers can find themselves trying over and over to shore up a failing sense of identity in a struggling young person.   Loss of positive identity … Continue reading

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Cultural Landmines to Masculine Development–Part III of Reclaiming the Manhood of American Boys

What do Americans perceive today as “Manhood?”   Anthropologist David Gilmore, in his study of manhood across cultures, defines manhood as something that is earned, not an automatic result of reaching a certain age.   His research indicates that In the vast majority of … Continue reading

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Reclaiming the Manhood of American Boys

Boys are in crisis in America.    Our teenagers and children are showing a lot of distress across the board, but evidence suggests that the crisis is much greater for boys.   Our boys are losing motivation, losing a sense … Continue reading

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Teaching Children and Teens to Manage Anger

Childish expressions of anger first begin to challenge a parent at the age when our adorable but annoyed baby boy can sit up, and manages to hit his brother with a toy truck; or our sweet but fussy baby girl … Continue reading

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Emotion Coaching with Carol Kim

Carol Kim, marriage and family therapist and co-host of the Healing Talk Radio show, will be joined by guest Allison Ellsworth in a discussion of emotion coaching. The idea of emotion coaching is based off a book titled, “Raising An … Continue reading

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How to Talk to Your Teenager, and Get Them to Talk to You

Good communication runs deeper than techniques.   Ultimately it is a reflection of the warmth and the fundamental philosophies of the parent.   Research on parenting shows that the most successful outcomes in parenting teenagers come from parenting approaches that … Continue reading

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