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| What Makes Kids Care? Teaching Gentleness in a Violent World | ||
| Consider the amount of violence that children are exposed to on a daily basis. The American Psychological Association provides information about what parents can do to counteract these negative influences. ( http://www.apa.org/pubinfo/altruism.html ) | ||
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| Fostering Goodness: Teaching Parents to Facilitate Children's Moral Development | ||
| Read how researchers have identified four foundational components of children's moral development (social orientation, self-control, compliance, self-esteem) and four central aspects of moral functioning (empathy, conscience, moral reasoning, altruism). Five core parenting processes (induction, nurturance, demandingness, modeling, democratic family process) that are related to the development of these eight child characteristics are identified and discussed. ( http://parenthood.library.wisc.edu/Berkowitz/Berkowitz.html ) | ||
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| Aggression | ||
| Review what researchers at the NYU Child Study Center have to say about aggression in children. They include behaviors to watch for in preschool children, school-aged children and teenagers. ( http://www.aboutourkids.org/files/articles/bully_10_03_e.pdf ) | ||
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| Childhood Exposure to Media Violence Predicts Young Adult Aggressive Behavior According t... | ||
| Consider the findings of a longitudinal study on television and aggression. The results indicate that children who identify with aggressive television characters, and perceive the violence to be realistic, are most at risk for later aggression. ( http://www.apa.org/releases/media_violence.html ) | ||
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| Violent Video Games Can Increase Aggression | ||
| Read about two studies published in the APA "Journal of Personality and Social Psychology." It is reported that violent video games may be more harmful than violent television and movies because they are interactive, very engrossing and require the player to identify with the aggressor. ( http://www.apa.org/releases/videogames.html ) | ||
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| Youth Violence: A Report of the Surgeon General | ||
| Explore the problem of youth violence by reading the Surgeon General's 2001 report. It summarizes the newest research on youth violence and discusses the extent of the problem, its causes, and what we know about effective ways to prevent youth violence. ( http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/youthviolence/chapter1/sec1.html ) | ||
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| National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center | ||
| Access information on violence prevention and intervention programs, publications, research, and statistics on violence committed by and against children and teens. The Resource Center is a partnership of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other federal agencies. ( http://www.safeyouth.org/scripts/index.asp ) | ||
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| Best Practices of Youth Violence Prevention: A Sourcebook for Community Action | ||
| Review the CDC's electronic version of "Best Practices." It is a look at the effectiveness of specific violence prevention practices in four key areas: parents and families; home visiting; social and conflict resolution skills; and mentoring. ( http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/bestpractices.htm ) | ||
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| Bullying Prevention | ||
| Find out more about bullying and bullying prevention from the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. This site includes information for parents, grandparents, teachers, counselors, law enforcement officers, and children and teens. ( http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/15plus/aboutbullying.asp ) | ||
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