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I Want to Make Friends
from Current Issue: CFLE Network Fall 2012

Book Review: "I Want to Make Friends"

Reviewed by Glen Palm, Ph.D., CFLE

I Want to Make Friends combines a children’s picture book story with a focused parenting manual for guiding social skill development in young children ages 3-6. The story is engaging for the young child and teaches both the child and parent about effective strategies for interacting with peers and forming friendships. It is a good example of a children’s book that addresses both the child and adult audience and their different needs.

from Current Issue: CFLE Network Fall 2012

Book Review: "Chaos and Its Influence on Children's Development: An Ecological Perspective"

Reviewed by Joanne Roberts, CFLE

Chaos and Its Influence on Children’s Development: An Ecological Perspective, is one in a series of books sponsored by the American Psychological Association to showcase important topics in psychology. This text provides an interdisciplinary perspective on how chaotic environmental settings influence human development from infancy through adolescence.

Kristin Moore, Child Trends
from NCFR News

Child Trends lecture available free online

December 03, 2012

The lecture is titled “Common Ground: A Roadmap to Investing in What Works for Children in Tough Fiscal Times.”

from Professional Resource Library

Childhood Trauma and its Effect on Healthy Development

This brief discusses healthy child development and how it is impacted by trauma. The brief also discusses how resilience and the presence of one or more "protective factors" such as social connections and knowledge of parenting and child development in "the family, community, and greater environment helps combat the negative outcomes of child abuse, neglect, and other types of trauma."

NIH
from NCFR News

News from NIH

on poverty and child development
September 18, 2012

The US Department of Health and Human Services just released a report titled “Stresses of poverty may impair learning ability in young children.” 

SRCD
from NCFR News

Policy Fellowships

with the Society for Research in Child Development
August 28, 2012

SRCD is seeking applications for upcoming Policy Fellowships for 2013-2014. There are two types of Fellowships: Congressional and Executive Branch.

Future of Children
from NCFR News

Future of Children journal

Children with Disabilities
August 07, 2012

The policy analysts at the Princeton-Bookings Future of Children have published a new issue of their journal on the topic of children with disabilities.

2012 Kids Count Data Book
from NCFR News

2012 KIDS COUNT Data Book now available

See how your state ranks for child well-being
July 31, 2012

Each year, the Annie E. Casey Foundation's KIDS COUNT Data Book provides information and data trends on the conditions of U.S. children and families.

Foundation for Child Development
from NCFR News

Call for Proposals - Young Scholars Program

Foundation for Child Development
July 31, 2012

The Foundation for Child Development: Changing Faces of America’s Children - Young Scholars Program is calling for proposals for fellowships.

from 2012 NCFR Annual Conference
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401
9:00 am - 10:30 am | All posters are in the Atrium. For the Poster Symposium, at 10:00 am, those who wish to discuss posters 401-01 through 401-03 will move to the Curtis A Room.

Poster Session 8

POSTER SYMPOSIUM: Health Literacy and Families. POSTER TOPICS: Adolescence; Children: Development/Socialization; Financial and Work Stressors; Defining Family - Homeless Adults; Family Life Education