Preventing child obesity
by John Malouff, Ph.D., J.D. and Nicola Schutte, Ph.D. Introduction With child obesity rates rising (Torgan, 2002) and the negative health and social effects of obesity affecting more children every day, parents wisely seek ideas about what to do to help their...
Providing Social Support — RU OK?
By Assoc. Prof. John Malouff Want to do some good for others? Want to save a life? Read on. The RU OK movement promotes providing others with social support when they seem to be struggling. The main goal of the movement is to prevent suicide. The movement does not...
Nine Ways Teachers Can Help Young Students Overcome Shyness
Shy Beth Whenever someone speaks to Beth at preschool, she quickly looks down, turns away, and doesn’t say anything. Her teacher has been hoping that Beth would warm up and interact more with the other members of the class, but weeks have passed and her...
Helping Young Children Overcome Shyness
The information and suggestions in this document are based on my training and experience as a clinical psychologist; my experience as an associate professor of psychology at Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, USA, and now a lecturer at the University of...
Coping with the Loss of a Loved One
Coping methods Coping with the loss of a loved one can be a difficult challenge. Individuals and organizations offer many good suggestions, such as talking with others about the loss and your feelings about it. This site describes three modern coping methods that are...
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