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Authors: Marti Olsen Laney Psy.d.
right
versus
left brain
functioning,
41
,
116
sleep cycles,
104
temperament,
20
–23
New Brain, The
(Restak),
68
new skills, adaptation to,
97
–99
newspapers.
See
media issues
nine to eleven-year olds,
232
–33
norepinephrine,
27
note-taking,
198
–99
nutrition,
101
–3
O
observation skills
human behavior patterns,
263
–64
interiority,
56
–57
learning styles,
98
personality traits,
8
,
119
,
146
school years,
196
toddlers,
228
occipital lobe,
46
one-on-one interactions.
See also
friendships; group dynamics
adolescence,
234
conflict management,
260
long-term friendships,
222
–23
socialization,
12
,
64
,
74
,
221
–22
one to three-year olds.
See
toddlers
One True Thing
(film),
124
open groups,
232
original thinking,
60
–61
overnight processing,
99
,
125
,
187
–88
P
pace of life,
58
parasympathetic nervous system,
23
,
32
,
33
,
43
parental child,
136
parental relationships,
148
–49
parenting issues.
See also
discipline; school years
adolescence,
253
bonding process,
73
–93,
273
–78
family relationships,
134
–42
grandparents,
168
–71
supportive behaviors,
xiii
–xv
parietal lobe,
46
pathways, neurotransmitter.
See
neurotransmitters
peripheral nervous system,
31
perseverance,
277
personality traits
conversational skills,
63
–64
feelings,
88
genetic influences,
20
–21
healthy choices,
67
innie characteristics,
8
introversion/extroversion continuum,
xvii
–xviii,
52
–53
observation skills,
119
,
146
psychological testing,
7
social stages,
227
–36
personal space,
100
,
139
,
156
–57,
191
pets,
254
physical activity,
129
–30,
217
–19
play
aggressive behaviors,
260
–61
appropriate activities and toys,
116
–19
brain development,
116
electronic media,
119
–22
four to five-year olds,
229
–31
importance,
115
–16
innie/outie differences,
154
–56
six to eight-year olds,
231
–32
toddlers,
227
–29
Please Understand Me
(Keirsey and Bates),
83
popularity,
250
–51
positron emission tomography (PET),
xvii
,
30
power struggles,
109
–10
predictability,
79
privacy,
11
,
98
–100,
139
,
155
–57,
191
problem-solving skills
creativity,
60
–61,
146
–47
and feelings,
235
left-brained children,
203
power struggles,
110
role-playing,
122
–23
“Put on the Brakes” system,
23
,
32
–35
R
radio.
See
media issues
Rain Man
(film),
280
rapid eye movement (REM) sleep,
25
reading, importance of,
124
,
210
–11
reading suggestions,
283
–90
Reeves, Keanu,
xvii
reflection,
55
,
137
,
146
,
246
–47
reflective listening,
89
–90
relationship-building skills,
90
–91,
235
–36,
244
,
251
,
273
–78
relaxation techniques,
128
research methodology,
xvi
–xix respect,
149
,
156
,
266
responsibility, assumption of,
107
–8
Restak, Richard,
68
reticular activating system,
28
,
29
revenge,
235
–36
right brain,
40
–43,
116
,
201
–3,
246
risky behavior,
108
–9
rituals.
See
routines
rivalry,
157
–58
Roberts, Julia,
xvi
Rogers, Fred,
50
role-playing,
123
routines,
96
–100,
105
,
178
–79,
238
–39
S
sadness,
86
Sawyer, Diane, xvi Sawyer, Tom,
81
school years
challenges,
183
–87
classroom environments,
59
,
190
–91,
212
college education,
215
–17
cultural values,
51
elementary school,
15
,
197
–98
giftedness,
215
high school,
15
,
199
–201
homework,
212
–14
kindergarten,
196
–97
learning styles,
187
–201,
208
–14
middle school,
15
,
198
–99
preschool,
15
,
194
–96
right
versus
left brain
functioning,
201
–3
study skills,
208
–12
teacher responsiveness,
183
–86,
193
–94,
206
–8
temperament detection,
15
Schore, Allan,
24
self-discipline,
106
self-esteem
bullying,
267
competitiveness,
158
conformity,
108
cultural values,
51
,
53
–54
high school,
200
–201
internalization,
76
self-talk,
209
shyness,
11
–12
socialization,
234
self-soothing skills,
126
–29
sensory integration dysfunction,
11
,
279
separation anxiety,
76
–77
Series of Unfortunate Events, A
(Snicket),
80
,
81
serotonin,
27
set points,
23
–25
shared stories, importance of,
43
–47,
147
–48
short-term memory,
8
,
41
,
44
–46,
197
,
208
shyness,
10
–12
Shyness Breakthrough: A No-Stress Plan to Help Your Child Warm Up, Open Up, and Join the Fun, The
(Carducci),
11
sibling relationships
boundaries,
156
–57
conflict management,
161
–62
mutual understanding,
153
–56
rivalry,
157
–58
twin studies,
160
Siegel, Daniel,
201
six to eight-year olds,
231
–32
snacks,
102
–3
socialization
adolescence,
233
–36
birthday parties,
248
–52
building bridges,
244
–45
bullying,
260
,
265
–70
caregivers,
177
–78
cultural values,
51
–54
dating,
252
–55
energy management,
226
family gatherings,
174
four to five-year olds,
229
–31
hindsight,
240
–41
homebody syndrome,
243
–44
human behavior patterns,
263
–64
icebreakers,
241
innie/outie differences,
221
–26,
231
–32,
245
–48
internalization,
56
–57,
242
–43,
258
–59
nine to eleven-year olds,
232
–33
one-on-one interactions,
12
,
64
,
74
,
221
–22
popularity,
250
–51
school years,
194
–201
self-absorption,
13
shyness,
10
–12
six to eight-year olds,
231
–32
social stages,
227
–36
stranger anxiety,
244
–45
toddlers,
227
–29
transition management,
238
–40
Spider-Man,
80
Spielberg, Steven,
50
spirituality,
56
–57
stability,
276
Stand By Me
(film),
268
stimulation
balance,
6
brain responsiveness,
36
–39
classroom environments,
59
,
185
–87,
193
energy management,
8
,
24
–25
external sources,
5
–6
extroverted children,
107
family gatherings,
174
feedback from others,
193