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Direct linkBroome, Lauren – Parenting for High Potential, 2017
Academically gifted girls often see unrealized and unfulfilled potential as a result of societal pressures to make the choice between being smart and fitting in. Gifted girls face many social issues in their lives that impact their education and interests from a young age. Gender stereotypes may be perpetuated by teachers, who have been shown to…
Descriptors: Females, Academically Gifted, Social Influences, Social Attitudes
Bower, Laura; Klecka, Cari – Teaching Education, 2009
Recent debates regarding same-sex marriage and gay and lesbian adoption highlight the role of schools as sociopolitical institutions. Accordingly, teachers operating within social norms have considerable influence through their interactions with students and their families. Previous research points to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT)…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Child Rearing, Sexual Orientation, Parent School Relationship
Peer reviewedKillen, Joel D. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 1985
Discusses the need for smoking prevention programs that help adolescents resist social pressure and that use the results of current smoking prevention research. Theoretical foundations of current smoking prevention programs are also provided. (AS)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Health Education, Preadolescents, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedBauer, Karen L. – PTA Today, 1991
Children growing up today face unprecedented perils and problems, and for many children the world frequently seems to be an unpredictable place. Pressures on children come from a variety of sources, such as family, peer relationships, and changes in society. (JD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Childhood Needs, Children, Coping
Peer reviewedKnapp, Jane – PTA Today, 1993
Four aspects of violence in the lives of U.S. children are of great concern today: children are involved in violence at every level, there are no safe harbors for many children, family violence is frequent, and society accepts violence as part of its culture. (SM)
Descriptors: Child Health, Child Welfare, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Violence
Peer reviewedWardle, Francis – PTA Today, 1991
Looks at transracially adoptive and biologically multiracial families. These families need support and understanding because much of society is uncomfortable with them. It is important not to stereotype children of such families. The article presents suggestions to help these parents enrich their childrens' lives. (SM)
Descriptors: Adults, Biculturalism, Children, Cultural Background
Garbarino, James – Our Children, 1999
Presents four conclusions about why boys turn violent and how parents and teachers can save them: violence prevention is everybody's business; education for parents and teachers is crucial; child abuse prevention is the cornerstone of preventing lethal youth violence; and detoxifying the social environment of children and youth is essential to…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Males
