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Fact Sheets

Activities to Celebrate Your Family (PDF version)
2-pg. fact sheet with ideas to celebrate family, for individuals, families, groups and professionals.
#4195

Balancing Work and Family (PDF version)
4-pg. fact sheet describing values, expectations and time management.
#4186

Birth Order (PDF version)
6-pg. fact sheet examines the influence of birth order on childhood development.
#4359

Brain Development (PDF version)
4-pg. fact sheet summarizes current research on how brain structure and childhood experiences affect learning.
#4356

Children and Respect (PDF version)
4-pg. fact sheet explains what is and isn’t respect, how to enhance the adult-child relationship and how to teach children to respect themselves and others.
#8050

Cultural Snapshots of Maine Families (PDF version)
4-pg. fact sheet describing different customs and traditions found in Maine homes.
#4188

Discipline that Works: The Ages and Stages Approach (PDF version)
2-pg. fact sheet includes chart on discipline techniques for children at various stages.
#4140

Grandparenting
4-pg. fact sheet explores the role of grandparents and the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren.
#4185

How Television Viewing Affects Children (PDF version)
4-pg. fact sheet explores the effect of television on children and offers suggestions to help parents guide television viewing.
#4100

Parenting: Growing with Your Child (PDF version)
4-pg. fact sheet with information on parenting basics and the stages of parenting.
#4170

Play and the School-Age Child (PDF version)
4-pg. fact sheet explains the role of play in the development of children’s ethical and moral behavior, and describes play at different ages.
#8048

Spanking (PDF version)
4-pg. fact sheet examines the effect of spanking on children over time.
#4357

Temperament (PDF version)
4-pg. fact sheet explores ways to understand children by identifying behavioral traits.
#4358

 

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