Developmental Psychology
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Helping Your Child Succeed at School
Getting good grades is easier for students when parents are involved in their education. Here are 7 ways to help your child succeed at school. more...
Girls & Attention Deficit Disorder
New psychological research shows that adolescent girls with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are more likely to struggle with depression and eating disorders. more...
Many people are scared of snakes and spiders, which is why ophidiophobia & arachnophobia are common phobias. Here's an evolutionary reason for our fear of snakes. more...
Christmas and Divorce for Kids
These suggestions for a divorced family Christmas will help give the gift of love and harmony. Christmas and divorce for kids can be peaceful, not painful. more...
How to Lose Yourself in 10 Ways
Your social identity and self concept can be buried in family expectations, professional obligations, and cultural norms. Here's how self concept and self esteem are lost more...
Physical Effects of Child Abuse
The effects of physical child abuse range from depression to rage. Here's how to survive child abuse - even if you're no longer an abused kid. more...
10 Ways to Reduce Kids’ Stress
Kids love Christmas, but they too feel stress & anxiety over the holidays, especially if parents are stressed. These 10 tips will help children cope with holiday anxiety. more...
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The Five Major Theories of Creativity
Humankind has always wondered why some individuals are more creative than others, and the five major theories of creativity provide possible explanations. more...
Samuel Smiles Founder of The Self Help Book
By: John O'Connor
Published on the same day in 1859 as Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species, Self Help by Samuel Smiles outsold Darwin's book. Find out more about his life and work. more...
The Myths of Unconditional Love
By: Tami Brady
Unconditional love is often mistaken for tolerating abuse, poor behavior and other ills. more...
By: Tami Brady
The desire to love and in return to be loved is something that all people share. more...
Erik Erikson's Psychosocial Theory
By: Arash Farzaneh
Erikson's theory is about how individual growth is entwined with social factors and events. Society helps us develop skills that in return make us more mature. more...
By: Swatee Sharma
The article speaks about the Freudian perspective of infant development and the anxities and conflictts realted to it. The formation of personality in this stage. more...
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