[1]Big Brothers Big Sisters [2]
Boys & Girls Clubs of America [3]
National Institute on Media and the Family [4]
Institute for Youth Development
[6]
Boys Adrift – The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Understanding Young Men [7] by Leonard Sax, MD, Ph.D
Building Academic Success on Social and Emotional Learning [8] by Daniel Goleman
Calm and Compassionate Children [9] by Susan Usha Dermond
Character Matters [10] [11]by Thomas Lickona
Emotional Intelligence ... Why It Can Matter More Than IQ [12] by Daniel Goleman
The Lucifer Effect, Understanding How Good People Turn Evil [13] by Philip Zimbardo
Social Intelligence, The New Science of Human Relationships [14] by Daniel Goleman
How Not to Talk to Your Kids, The Inverse Power of Praise [16] [17]
Fashion Bullying In Middle School [18]
Police: Boy Playing with Matches Started 38,000-acre Fire [19]
As Always, An Unequal Pie [20]
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 [21]
An Allowance That's Measured in Minutes, Not Cents [22]
Child Matadors Draw Oles in Mexico's Bullrings [23]
Domestic Disturbances Column: Psychotropic Drugs [24]
Domestic Disturbances Column: Ritalin Wars [25]
Flame First, Think Later: New Clues to E-Mail Misbehavior [26] [27]
Grade-School Girls, Grown Up Gossip [28]
In a Competitive Middle School, Triage for Aches and Pains [30]
In Korea, A Boot Camp Cure for Web Obsession [31]
[32]In the Valley of the Literate [33]
[34]Making Cyberspace Safer [35]
[36]Schools Embrace Environment and Sow Debate [37]
Think Again Column on Law: Monkey Business [38]
Treating the Awkward Years [39]
When the Group is Wise [40] [41]
When Preaching Flops [42]
Also from The New York Times, videos
Good, Bad or Ugly, What Makes People Good or Bad Video [44]
High School Football Hidden Danger [45]
[46]The Milk Gap. The New Divide Between Working Mothers [47]
Josephson Institute [49]
Links:
[1] http://www.mediafamily.org/
[2] http://www.bbbs.org
[3] http://www.bgca.org
[4] http://www.mediafamily.org/
[5] http://www.aboutourkids.org/
[6] http://www.youthdevelopment.org/default.asp
[7] http://www.perseuspromos.com/boysadrift/2007/08/dr-sax-summarizes-his-second-book-boys.html
[8] http://www.danielgoleman.info/blog/social-emotional-learning/
[9] http://www.susandermond.com
[10] http://www.cortland.edu/character/CharacterMat.html
[11] http://www.cortland.edu/character/CharacterMat.html
[12] http://www.danielgoleman.info/blog/
[13] http://www.lucifereffect.com/
[14] http://www.danielgoleman.info/social_intelligence/index.html
[15] http://www.lucifereffect.com/
[16] http://nymag.com/news/features/27840/
[17] http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/31/fire.california/index.html
[18] http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/31/fire.california/index.html
[19] http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/31/fire.california/index.html
[20] http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/01/technology/01online.html?_r=1&th=&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&emc=th&adxnnlx=1196626176-1XLZZ7Jx5BPcSRxa16UE A
[21] http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/18/education/18abstain.html
[22] http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/25/business/yourmoney/25allowance.html?ex=1196658000&en=a43702aedaa75e1c&ei=5070&emc=eta1
[23] http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/19/world/americas/19bullfight.html?ex=1196312400&en=ff5bcd34c2f50133&ei=5070&emc=eta1
[24] http://warner.blogs.nytimes.com/tag/psychotropic-drugs/
[25] http://warner.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/15/ritalin-wars/index.html?ref=opinion
[26] http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/20/health/psychology/20essa.html
[27] http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/20/health/psychology/20essa.html
[28] http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/27/fashion/27gossip.html
[29] http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/27/fashion/27gossip.html
[30] http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A07E4DE1F3EF935A25753C1A9619C8B63
[31] http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/technology/18rehab.html
[32] http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/technology/18rehab.html
[33] http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/11/16/travel/escapes/16North.html
[34] http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/11/16/travel/escapes/16North.html
[35] http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/03/opinion/nyregionopinions/CT-Myspace.html
[36] http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/03/opinion/nyregionopinions/CT-Myspace.html
[37] http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/25/education/25green.html
[38] http://www.ethikids.com/Think+Again+Column+on+Law%3A++Monkey+Business
[39] http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/24/health/24teen.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
[40] http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/22/weekinreview/22carey.html
[41] http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/27/fashion/27gossip.html
[42] http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E01E3D91731F931A15755C0A9619C8B63
[43] http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/11/16/travel/escapes/16North.html
[44] http://video.on.nytimes.com/index.jsp?auto_band=x&rf=sv&fr_story=d3cee846a166e3b7bad1e51843da3375feecde91
[45] http://video.on.nytimes.com/index.jsp?auto_band=x&rf=sv&fr_story=ab01546024c9feb7d9dee2245a59648b7685aba3
[46] http://video.on.nytimes.com/index.jsp?auto_band=x&rf=sv&fr_story=ab01546024c9feb7d9dee2245a59648b7685aba3
[47] http://video.on.nytimes.com/index.jsp?auto_band=x&rf=sv&fr_story=554dad341e5d00a926b35591e8336cdd98cfcc37
[48] http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071030/ap_on_re_us/dropout_factories
[49] http://www.josephsoninstitute.org/