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Joyful Parenting

By Dr. Alan E. Kazdin / May 8, 2012
I am exhausted from the middle of the night "Will she or won't she throw up?" session. She did not,...
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More TV, Less Self-Esteem, Except for White Boys,” ABC News

By Dr. Alan E. Kazdin / May 5, 2012
Researchers from Indiana University surveyed close to 400 boys and girls between the ages of 7 and 12, of whom...
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Teaching Children Independence: It’s All About the Next Time

By Dr. Alan E. Kazdin / March 13, 2012
UCLA researchers studying middle-class families find that U.S. kids tend to be dependent on their parents for tasks they can...
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Punishment without Spanking

By Dr. Alan E. Kazdin / November 5, 2011
Noël Plummer can't imagine making a conscious decision to inflict physical pain on her 8-year-old daughter as a punishment. She's...
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Tantrum Tamer: New Ways Parents Can Stop Bad Behavior

By Dr. Alan E. Kazdin / November 5, 2011
Forget everything you may have read about coping with children's temper tantrums. Time-outs, sticker charts, television denial—for many, none of...
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A Yale Psychologist Calls for Radical Change in Therapy

By Dr. Alan E. Kazdin / September 13, 2011
Dr. Alan E. Kazdin contends that treatments for mental health issues have made great strides over the last few decades,...
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Pop Songs: Bad for Babies?

By Dr. Alan E. Kazdin / September 6, 2011
I can count on one hand the number of children’s songs I know. There are, of course, the ABC’s song,...
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Fighting In Front of Kids

By Dr. Alan E. Kazdin / November 11, 2010
Juju Chang on how arguing in front of your kids affects their development.
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Get Off Facebook and Do Something

By Dr. Alan E. Kazdin / May 17, 2010
One of the most common concerns for parents is the worry that their children, especially preadolescents and adolescents, are just...
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Parenting Expert Warns Against Physical Punishment

By Dr. Alan E. Kazdin / May 10, 2010
Corporal punishment of children has long been a topic of controversy in the United States. According to some studies, more...
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