The Benefits of Fear
During the Halloween season, many people seek out frightening experiences. This controlled fear has a psychological and developmental purpose, as an expert explains.
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- Child Development (37)
- Childcare (6)
- Children (231)
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- Infants and Toddlers (10)
- Maternity (7)
- Parenting Issues (54)
- Paternity (4)
- Teenagers (31)
Adoption Psychology (2016)
People who are adopted have more psychological problems than others, yet they also tend to have other psychological strengths.
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Experts explain how better prevention efforts for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder could greatly reduce a wide variety of social problems.
Rethinking Parenting
Every generation thinks the one behind it is full of spoiled, entitled, lazy kids, prompting parenting advice that research shows is actually harmful to children. An expert discusses why conventional wisdom about raising kids is often all wrong.
Child Heart Arrhythmias
Children and adolescents seldom have “heart attacks,” but they sometimes have heart arrhythmias which can look like the same thing, and be just as deadly.
Drowning on Land
When a child is pulled out of the water and revived they may face life-threatening peril hours or days later as the body reacts.
Kids’ Kidney Stones
Experts discuss why the risk of kidney stones in kids is rising, why doctors still sometimes miss the diagnosis, and how kidney stones are treated in children.
Autism and Prodigies (2016)
Experts discuss links between prodigies and some people with autism and their implications for autism treatment.
Egg Freezing
Freezing eggs in their 30's allows women to preserve fertility well into their 40's. Experts discuss the procedure and its uses.
Dealing with the Empty Nest (2016)
A psychotherapist discusses common reactions and strategies for renewing purpose living in the empty nest.
OTC Drugs and Tweens
Experts discuss how to educate tweens on taking OTC drugs safely.
The Psychology of Egg Donation (2016)
An author and journalist who has donated twice with vastly different results discusses the technology and what to look out for when approaching egg donation.
