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June 2009

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Helping the Helpless Child by Jean Illsley Clarke

Brian Smith’s broken leg means there are some things this second grader can’t do for a while.  But the Smiths expect their seven-year-old to do the things he can do.  They don’t want him to become helpless.

Jana Smith’s severe allergies could be life threatening, but the Smiths are carefully teaching their 10-year-old to protect herself.  They want her to live a normal life and not to act helpless. To read more....

 

Study 8: Behaviors and Attitudes Towards Money and Possessions

  • Open to all who wish to participate.

  • By participating in this 30 minute study, you will help us understand how childhood overindulgence relates to adult behaviors and attitudes toward money and possessions. Participants will be informed of our research findings upon completion of this study through our newsletter and on the "Our Research Webpage". Click on the link above to enter the study.

  • Current number of participants as of 5.29.09.....334

  • Number of participants needed for this study.....400

Study 9: Father Personality and Parenting Styles

  • Open to all fathers who wish to participate.

  • By participating in this 20-25 minute study, you will help us understand the connections between personality traits of fathers and their parenting styles. Participants will be informed of our research findings upon completion of this study through our newsletter and on the "Our Research Webpage". Click on the link above to enter the study.

  • Current number of participants as of 5.29.09....99

  • Number of participants needed for this study....200

Study 10: Transition To and Emerging Adulthood

  • Open to those who are 16-33 years of age

  • By participating in this 30-35 minute study, you will help us understand how childhood overindulgence influences the transition to adulthood. Questions of identity, relationship with parents, and spirituality are explored. Participants will be informed of our research findings upon completion of this study through our newsletter and on the "Our Research Webpage". Click on the link above to enter the study.

  • Current number of participants as of 5.29.09.....188

  • Number of participants needed for this study.....400

Overindulgence in American Youth - The Influence of TV and Excess on Today's Children by Jessica Whitta

They are everywhere – spoiled children who will not stop screaming until they get what they want. All one must do is walk around a local toy store to find kids who are overindulged. Influenced by the media, they are bombarded with images of pampered teens and young adults who drive BMWs. Although parents are facing the largest economic downturn in recent history, kids are living the high life simply because many parents are unable to say no. To read more...
 

More Teens Say They Like Their Parents By Lisa Belkin
Good news for parents. Your teenagers like you! Or, they do if you live in Canada.
The latest chapter in a decades-long study of Canadian children finds that today’s teens have stronger ties to their parents, “than any teen cohort in the past 30 years.”
Reginald Bibby, a sociologist at the University of Lethbridge, has been working on Project Teen Canada since 1984, asking similar questions of teenagers every eight years. The results of his most recent survey, of 5,500 teenagers, can be found in his new book, “The Emerging Millennials: How Canada’s Newest Generation is Responding to Change and Choice.”
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Thanks to Research Assistant Mary Slinger who contributed by finding stories to include in this edition of the newsletter.

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