Many parents who believe in corporal punishment are unaware of the psychological as well as physical harm that spanking causes children. Exposing them to the facts provides a quick and easy way of persuading some, at least, to change their minds.
June 2015
17 June 2015
Programs usually work better if they are implemented as the designers intended. So which teachers are most likely to do this? A recent study of the Responsive Classroom approach found little direct relationship between fidelity and teachers’ experience, education, or skills. But when they looked at teachers’ engagement with training, they found one tantalizing clue.
11 June 2015
Complex, multi-faceted problems faced by abused and neglected children demand well-considered, multi-faceted solutions. Recognizing this, the US State of Massachusetts is attempting an ambitious transformation of services for children whose “complex trauma” threatens their life chances through poor mental health.
03 June 2015
Alcohol and tobacco use are legal for adults in most countries around the world. Preventive interventions with children and young people must realistically focus on delaying first use and promoting responsible use, rather than abstinence, according to the originator of a life skills program in Germany.
