Phil and Carolyn Cowan Leading a Couples' Communication Project in London

Phil and Carolyn are bringing their expertise on the impact of parenting roles have on relationships to London.  They will be working with counselors to develop new ways for couples to communicate.  To read more, click here.

Why Gender Equality Stalled

Stephanie Coontz discusses the changes in gender equality in the United States since Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique was published in 1963.  In her opinion editorial, Coontz also presents how Phil and Carolyn Cowan's work with couples transitioning from partners to parents affects the gender dynamics in the relationship.
Why Gender Equality Stalled

Three Surprising Truths About Teens

Christine Carter, Director of Greater Good Parents, interviews Ron Dahl about adolescents and their emotional development.  In this article, she discusses three points that came as a surprise to her:  (1) "Your adolescent isn't a teenager"; (2) "Kids don't necessarily want to be happy":  and (3) "Puberty makes many kids seek conflict-and this is a good thing."  To read more, click here.

Study: Latino Children Make Up For Academic Shortcomings With Strong Social Skills

Mexican-American preschoolers start school way behind their white counterparts. Their poor language and pre-literacy skills put them at a huge disadvantage academically. But new research is showing that their social skills are fully developed and robust by the time they start school and are indistinguishable from their white peers. Experts believe the new findings have promising implications.

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Mexican American toddlers lag in preliteracy skills, but not in their social skills, new study shows

The research team of  UC pediatricians and child development specialists, including Bruce Fuller,  found that Mexican American toddlers and preschoolers lag in preliteracy skills but not social skills.  For more information, click here. (In Spanish: click here.)

For Young Latino Readers, an Image Is Missing

"Young Lation children are several months behind in early 

language and preliteracy skills before entering kindergarten, relative to White peers, a new study details.  But the social skills and emotional maturity of Mexican-American children by 4 years of age is on part with White children, despite almost two-fifths growing up in poor families.  The paper will be published in December in the "Materinal and Child Health Jorunal,"  coauthored by Institute members and collaborating pediatricians at the UCLA medical school."

To read the full article in The New York Times, click here.

Early Growth of Mexican–American Children: Lagging in Preliteracy Skills but not Social Development

Kids don't have to wear lab coats to act like scientists

Alison Gopnik's work is featured in an article published in the San Francisco Chronicle entitled "Preschoolers at play show science skills."  

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