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Youth
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Raising Emotionally Healthy Teens (Part 2): Emotion Regulation
Guest blogger, Leanne Bishara, discusses how transitioning to high school can be tough on youth. Discover how you can help them academically succeed through a growth mindset.
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Gradations of Grief: Navigating the Days Following Tragedy
Grief comes in many forms. Dr. Stephanie Trudeau walks us through the intricacies of grief within our youth.
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Mentorships as Catalysts for Youth Thriving
Research reveals the key characteristics that help mentoring programs effective in fostering youth thriving.
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Helping Youth Rediscover Joy (Part 2): Vocation and Spirituality
Joy serves a guide to what matters most to us. Discover how joy can be nurtured spiritually and vocationally in youth.
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Helping Youth Rediscover Joy (Part 1): Body Senses and Connection
Joy is a powerful virtue that can improve our wellbeing. Learn how you can nurture joy in youth through their body senses and relationships.
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Inspiring Kids to Adopt a Posture of Gratitude
What does research tell us about gratitude? Explore the key benefits of gratitude and how you can nurture it in kids.
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Fostering Emotion Regulation in Teens
Teens learn to regulate their emotions by watching adults. Here are 5 parenting tips for modeling healthy emotional expression.
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Raising Emotionally Healthy Teens (Part 1): Emotional Awareness
Guest blogger, Leanne Bishara, offers 3 research backed tips for fostering emotional awareness in teens.
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Toward a Measure for Assessing Features of Effective Youth Development Programs
Citation Tirell, J.M., Dowling, E.M., Gansert, P., Buckingham, M., Wong, C.A., Suzuki, S., Naliaka, C. Kibbedi, P., Namurinda, E., Williams, K., Geldhof, G.J., Lerner, J.V., King, P.E., Sim, A., & Lerner, R.M. (2019). Toward a measure for assessing features of effective youth development programs: Contextual safety and the “big three” components of positive youth development programs in Rwanda. Child & Youth Care Forum, 48(5), 1-22. Abstract Background When delivered in a safe space, programs effective in promoting positive youth development (PYD) involve key features termed the Big Three: (1) Positive and sustained adult–youth relationships; (2) Life-skill-building activities; and (3) Opportunities...
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The Three Religious and Spiritual Assets of Youth Thriving
Executive director, Pamela King shares the 3 dimensions of religion and spirituality that promote positive youth development.
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Processes of religious and spiritual influence in adolescence: A systematic review of 30 years of research
Citation Hardy, S. A., Nelson, J. M., Moore, J. P., & King, P. E. (2019). Processes of religious and spiritual influence in adolescence: A systematic review of 30 years of research. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 29(2), 254-275. Abstract This is a systematic review of 30 years (1988-2017) of empirical research on processes of religious/spiritual influence in adolescence. We followed a multi-step process that resulted in 241 studies organized according to eight research questions and the corresponding methods and analyses typically used to address them. We coded these studies based on the dimensions of religiosity/spirituality and the youth outcomes involved....
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Processes of Religious and Spiritual Influence in Adolescence: Introduction to a Special Section
Citation Hardy, S. A., & King, P. E. (2019). Processes of religious and spiritual influence in adolescence: Introduction to a special section. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 29(2), 244-253. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12509 Abstract This paper serves as the lead article introducing the special section of the Journal of Research on Adolescence focused on processes of religious and spiritual influence during adolescence. The purpose of the special section is to review prior theory and research on the processes by which religiosity and spirituality might influence youth outcomes, present original cutting-edge theory and research on processes of religious and spiritual influence, and point...
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