Pages related to childhood

for Members and CFLEs ONLY

A Review of "Children's Encounters with Death, Bereavement, and Coping"

A review of Children's Encounters with Death, Bereavement, and Coping. The book is an excellent resource for caregivers, including professionals, parents, family and friends “who seek to help children as they attempt to cope with death-related issues.” The book includes five sections focusing on developmental characteristics of children and adolescents, ethical considerations, death, bereavement and intervention and includes an annotated appendix with other twenty pages of books to be read by or with children.

NIH

New podcasts available

from NICHD
September 25, 2012

The NICHD Research Perspectives, a monthly podcast, provides updates on the latest scientific findings from the institute.

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
UN recognizes children on Holocaust Remembrance Day

2012 Holocaust Remembrance Day Message

United Nations Secretary - General Ban Ki-moon dedicated his January, 27 2012 Holocaust Remembrance Day message to children. Annually, on this day, the world remembers all of the victims of the Holocaust, including the 1.5 million Jewish children, and tens of thousands of other children who were murdered by the Nazis and their supporters.

Virginia Humanities Conference

Call for Proposals - Virginia Humanities Conference

deadline Feb 12
January 31, 2012

The Virginia Humanities Conference invites proposals for papers and panel sessions that address the theme "Children and Childhood in the Humanities."