Visit the questionnaire designed to help parents identify their child's temperament, and then read the advice on how to care for children of specific temperaments. (
http://www.preventiveoz.org/
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This research center at York University in Toronto, Canada, investigates a wide variety of issues related to mothers. Check out some of their past journals. (
http://www.yorku.ca/crm/
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Take advantage of the self-quizzes and other student resources, as well as exploring the information this site has to offer about basic emotions, attachment theory, and other topics relevant to this chapter. (
http://www.personalityresearch.org/
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Find our how your attachment to your parents as a baby might be affecting your relationships today. (
http://www.psych.uiuc.edu/~rcfraley/attachment.htm
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Learn some of the games caregivers can play with infants and toddlers to help them develop a strong sense of self and emotional regulation. (
http://cecommerce.uwex.edu/pdfs/B1708.PDF
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Learn more about depression in all women, not just mothers, from this online pamphlet offered by the U.S. National Institutes of Mental Health. (
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/depwomenknows.cfm
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See self-efficacy in action, read testimonial to the power of self-efficacy, and more at this web site devoted to sharing information about self-efficacy, how it develops, and how to nurture it. (
http://www.emory.edu/EDUCATION/mfp/self-efficacy.html
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Caringworks is part of the Wonder Wise parent education program at Kansas State University. Read stories about parents helping kids form a healthy conscience, check out program resources, and visit related links. (
http://www.ksu.edu/wwparent/courses/carework/index.htm
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Visit the areas of this organization's web site designed "for parents" and "for kids" to find out how this group aims to help families avoid or stop abuse. (
http://www.childabuse.org/
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