Summer 2021
Saying hello to goodbye
A course at Washington State University gives students the tools to form a healthy relationship with death. » More ...
Human Development
Spring 2021
Take care! How to handle the trying times
The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown is stressful. Washington State University experts offer some advice to handle the stress and anxiety. » More ...
Spring 2021
“This is the most bored I’ve ever been in my life”
The pandemic has worsened an already-increasing bout of boredom among teens. » More ...
Spring 2019
Inside outside
As children have more access to smartphones and other devices, it's imperative that we expose them to more time in the natural world. The movement known as biophilia and policies like Washington state's No Child Left Inside can increase the opportunities to see and play in nature. » More ...
Fall 2018
Rescripting gender roles
Sex is everywhere, researchers Stacey Hust and Kathleen Rodgers point out, but, strangely, we get very nervous talking about it—especially with our adolescent children.
That’s a concern to the two Washington State University collaborators, who just published a book, Scripting Adolescent Romance: Adolescents Talk about Romantic Relationships and Media’s Sexual Scripts, that examines the power of media, so chock full of sex and violence, to shape the gender roles of children and adolescents in ways that last a lifetime.
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Summer 2014
State of wonder
A childhood spent in Washington has never been better. » More ...
Spring 2012
Eat your broccoli or no cookie: Feeding styles and childhood obesity
Ever try to get a child to stop munching potato chips and eat some carrots? That push toward healthier foods can sometimes contribute to familial strife, make it difficult for children to tell when they are full, and even increase the possibility of children becoming obese.
“Parents struggle all the time to get their kids to eat the right foods or to try their fruits and vegetables,” says Thomas Power, chair of Washington State University’s Department of Human Development. And a child’s innate ability to determine how much to eat can be compromised in these situations, he adds.
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