Weber State University

ChFAM

Educational Resources - Special Topics

Healthy Development -> Family Involvement -> Developmental Concerns -> Crime & Violence

Position Statements - NAEYC

• Chocolate (pdf) ... Is is really good for you? - Jim Bird

• Healthy Step-Families

• Developing Capable People: Guidelines
  by H. Stephen Glenn & Jane Nelsen

• Into the Gene Pool ............ Newsweek, Dec. 28, 1998
• Who Needs Parents........... Newsweek, Aug. 24, 1998
• "The Nurture Assumption"... Newsweek, Sept. 7, 1998

• The Real Toy Story - Jim Bird - 1998
• Selecting Toys (pdf) - Jim Bird - 2004

• Emotional Intelligence - Early Childhood Today - Jan. 1999
• How Much TV are Kids Watching? - Standard Examiner - Nov. 1999

• The White House Conference on Early Childhood Development and Learning.
• Brain Connections... Early Childhood development (Brain Research).
  
• Preschool Models & School Success - ERIC- Early Childhood Research
  

• Women's Health Issues

• Teen Sexual activity update - 1998
• ADHD ............research summary paper - ChFam 1500
• Sexual Abuse ....research summary paper - ChFam 1500
  

• Chemical Teratogens... and Learning Disabilities...some research findings
• Learning Disabilities and Neurological Problems ...
• Smoking & Developmental issues.... some research findings
• Alcohol Exposure ...
• Aspirin Exposure ...
• Coffee ...
• Damaged Sperm ...
• Mercury Exposure ...
• Fluoride Exposure ...
  

• Helping Children Cope with Violence and Disasters
  
  
• AskERIC for resources about helping children cope with tragedy.
  
  
• Domestic Violence Information and Resources ... YCC
  
• Youth Suicide Information . . .
  Fact Sheets on Suicide

• Violence in Schools - Gender Eguity - Jan. 2000
  • Crime and Violence Data (OJJDP) .... CLICK HERE
    More Youth Crime Info (NCES) ... CLICK HERE
    FBI HOME PAGE... (FBI) .... CLICK HERE