This presentation will first dive into sexual orientations and gender identities outside the binary to ensure that participants understand the many identities LGBTQ+ youth embody, as well as their unique needs. LGBTQ+ children and youth are among the most vulnerable, … Read More
Children and Youth
Warm vs Harsh Parenting Alters Shape of Children’s Brains, Study Finds
The way you choose to parent your children may literally shape their brains, a new study by scientists in the U.S. and England has found. Neuroscientists tested the effect of warm parenting, compared to harsher styles—defined as responsive versus psychologically … Read More
There’s a Place: How Parents Help Their Children Create a Capacity for Playfulness and can it be Sustained across the Lifespan
This article traces the ways that playfulness shifts and grows with the child and with the parent-child dyad. It also speaks to the paradoxical manner in which feeling essential as a parent is both necessary at the beginning of the … Read More
Methodological Research to Support the National Survey of Children’s Exposure to Violence
This report describes comprehensive efforts to review and assess the National Survey of Children’s Exposure to Violence (NatSCEV) and recommends alternate approaches. The NatSCEV study design and methodology warranted reassessment. One reason for this reassessment is because response rates have … Read More
QIC-EY NOW Clips and Tips
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