All students are relational learners, explains Reichert. But unlike boys, girls don’t tend to need strong relationships with their teachers in order to persist or succeed in class. “Many girls will ...

Some kids grow up with a ton of positive reinforcement—praise, encouragement and lots of love—and it helps them feel confident and secure as they grow up. But unfortunately, not every child gets that, ...

Specifically, I have examined how early experiences of violence ... “Specifically, positive sibling relationships in childhood can contribute to increased contact and emotional closeness with ...

Young people who grow up with positive childhood experiences have a lower likelihood of clinical depression as adults, and a higher probability of having healthy relationships. Positive childhood ...

shaping everything from our ability to form positive relationships to our capacity for learning, working, and coping with adversity. “They all have their foundations in early childhood and ...