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Web Resources
Want more information about moral development and moral education?
The College of Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago developed this comprehensive website. Their stated mission is to serve "as a link for educators, scholars, and citizens interested in sharing their work and learning about research, practices, and activities in the area of moral development and education."
Need help with developmental challenges, such as divorce or family violence?
The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) offers this website in English, Espanol, Deutsch, Francais, Polish, and Icelandic. They provide a long list of fact sheets, "Facts for Families," about divorce, abuse (physical and sexual), day care, bedwetting, adoption, teen suicide, and other developmental issues.
Want specific help with family violence?
This website is sponsored by the Family Violence Prevention Fund, and it offers the latest news releases, links to resources, and ways to take action against abuse at the local and national level.
Would you like general tips for good parenting?
This on-line magazine provides parenting advice, suggestions for purchases, resources and referrals, and much more. Another helpful website for parenting tips is offered on This is the official website of New York University’s Child Study Center, which contains advice for parents, information on parenting styles, resources for families and numerous articles and links. In addition, offers a long list of helpful links for expectant couples and new parents.
Want more information about aging?
This Administration on Aging website contains numerous articles and press releases regarding information on a multitude of subjects having to do with the elderly.
Temperament
This site offers a collection of links to resources on temperament.
Attachment Theory
From the opening page: "Attachment theory is meant to describe and explain people's enduring patterns of relationships from birth to death. This domain overlaps considerably with that of Interpersonal Theory. Because attachment is thought to have an evolutionary basis, attachment theory is also related to Evolutionary Psychology."
Healthy Aging
Listen to the archived National Public Radio feature on healthy aging. From the Web site: “As baby boomers approach their ‘golden years,’ the science of aging has been picking up speed. From Alzheimer's disease to end-of-life care, host Ira Flatow and guests discuss the problems of a graying population and what scientists are doing to try and solve them.”
Adult Attachment Lab at UC Davis
From Research Objectives: "The objective of our lab is to advance current understanding
of adult attachment dynamics. Over the last few years, research in the Adult Attachment
Lab has focused on: (a) understanding the associations among various adult attachment
measures, (b) the development and transfer of attachment relationships in adulthood, (c)
reactions to separation and loss, and (d) the defensive regulation of the attachment system
and interpersonal behavior."
Close Relationships and Personality Research Web Site
This site contains an article on interpersonal relationships and a personality test for you to look at your relationship style.
Studies in Moral Development and Education
This Web site offers overviews of theories of Jean Piaget, Lawrence Kohlberg, and Carol Gilligan.