Brief summaries of the theories

Media's effects on teens

Information on the developing adolescents.

Helping parents with teens

Information on alienation. It has potential reasons, types and symptoms.

Facts about adolescent sexual behavior

Information on teen drug abuse

How to help adolescents manage stress.

Self Concept in children

Reaching out to diverse families in order to improve their children's learning

The impact of race and ethnicity on identity development in children

More information on self-esteem during adolescence

This article has great ways to help teens improve their self esteem.

This is how sibling relationships are impacting child development. It is aimed for parents, but also be used in a middle school classroom to help understand teenagers.

Parents have more power over their child's education than schools do, a new study shows. Researchers from three universities compared social capital at home and school and found family social capital better predicted academic excellence.

Experiences with peers constitute an important developmental context for children and adolescents (Rubin, Bukowski, & Parker, 2006). Children's experiences with peers occur on several different levels: general interactions with peers, friendships, and in groups. Social competence reflects a child's capacity to engage successfully with peers at different levels.

The influence of the media on the psychosocial development of children is profound. Thus, it is important for physicians to discuss with parents their child's exposure to media and to provide guidance on age-appropriate use of all media, including television, radio, music, video games and the Internet.

An in depth review of Kohlberg's moral stages, as well as a brief review of Piaget.

It is well known that cell phone use in class is a growing problem in education. This article explains some positive uses for cell phones in the classroom.

Although this is for parents, it gives us as educators ideas on how children feel through puberty. It can help us as we help our students go through these changes.