by jmalouff | Sep 7, 2018 | Child Psychology
By Nicola Schutte, PhD, and John Malouff, PhD, JD. Introduction In mid 1998, when our daughter, Christine, turned six years old, she struggled to read books. We knew six-years-olds who read easily, but Christine did not, and we felt worried. Christine kept trying, and...
by jmalouff | Sep 1, 2018 | Child Psychology, Social Support
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...