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Resources

Useful Links

Big Brothers Big Sisters

Boys & Girls Clubs of America

National Institute on Media and the Family

NYU Child Study Center

Institute for Youth Development

 



Books of Interest

Boys Adrift – The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Understanding Young Men by Leonard Sax, MD, Ph.D

Building Academic Success on Social and Emotional Learning by Daniel Goleman

Calm and Compassionate Children by Susan Usha Dermond

Character Matters by Thomas Lickona

Emotional Intelligence ... Why It Can Matter More Than IQ by Daniel Goleman

The Lucifer Effect, Understanding How Good People Turn Evil by Philip Zimbardo

Social Intelligence, The New Science of Human Relationships by Daniel Goleman


Articles of Interest

How Not to Talk to Your Kids, The Inverse Power of Praise

Fashion Bullying In Middle School

Police: Boy Playing with Matches Started 38,000-acre Fire

As Always, An Unequal Pie

Articles of Interest from The New York Times. At ethiKids we have found many informative articles related to character development and the unique challenges children face today. If you would like to access the articles below, click the link and you will be asked to register with the New York Times - at no cost. However, you should know that registering puts you on their mailing list and you may start receiving routine emails about the top headlines of the day.

Abstinence Education Faces Uncertain Future

An Allowance That's Measured in Minutes, Not Cents

Child Matadors Draw Oles in Mexico's Bullrings

Domestic Disturbances Column: Psychotropic Drugs

Domestic Disturbances Column: Ritalin Wars

Flame First, Think Later: New Clues to E-Mail Misbehavior

Grade-School Girls, Grown Up Gossip

In a Competitive Middle School, Triage for Aches and Pains

In Korea, A Boot Camp Cure for Web Obsession

In the Valley of the Literate

Making Cyberspace Safer

Schools Embrace Environment and Sow Debate

Think Again Column on Law: Monkey Business

Treating the Awkward Years

When the Group is Wise

When Preaching Flops


Also from The New York Times, videos

Good, Bad or Ugly, What Makes People Good or Bad Video

High School Football Hidden Danger

The Milk Gap. The New Divide Between Working Mothers




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