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Psychology
Sites here should have information about psychology and mental health issues that concern children. Articles may be about coping skills, the science of psychology, how emotions and feelings work, why people do what they do. All sites in this category should be for children to read and use.
Mental health sites for parents and other caregivers to use belong elsewhere in the ODP, such as Health/Mental Health or the appropriate subcategory in Home/Family.
Mental health sites for parents and other caregivers to use belong elsewhere in the ODP, such as Health/Mental Health or the appropriate subcategory in Home/Family.
Sites in Psychology
Why Am I In Family Therapy?
Explains family therapy to children and teens.
Shykids.com
Information about shyness and advice to kids and teens (and parents) on making friends and building confidence.
Why Do We Get Nervous?
Explains why kids feel anxious sometimes and tells what a phobia is.
Watch Your Mouth
Interactive quiz helps young people discover if they're saying things to themselves that they wouldn't say to anyone else in the world.
Feeling Fried
Take this quiz and learn if you have trouble saying what you think and what's on your mind.
Color Matters
Learn how color affects appetite, vision, energy conservation. Also find out about color's relationship to architecture and interior design.
Dealing With Anger and Keeping Your Cool
Everyone gets angry, and anger can even be a good thing. Learn how to use and deal with strong feelings.
The Story on Stress
Learn how to manage stress when you are worried or uncomfortable about something, and you feel angry, frustrated, or afraid.
Going to a Psychologist, Psychiatrist, or Therapist
What's it like to go to a psychologist, psychiatrist, or therapist? Learn why kids go and what kinds of things they do when they're there.
Cyber Knowledge and Emotion
Take a ride on the E. Motion Express and explore your feelings through interactive stories and games.
Moozie Cow Kindness Foundation
Moozie visits children to teach about kindness. Site includes activities for children, suggestions for parents and teachers, and a schedule of appearances.
Talking About Your Feelings
Learn more about how to talk to parents and other adults about how you feel about things.
What's Normal?: Overcoming Obstacles and Stereotypes
Companion to the PBS broadcast explores the meaning of "normal" by introducing stories of teens who live with social or physical challenges and work to defy stereotypes.
All About Anxiety Disorders
Explores what anxiety disorders are, how people get them, and what can be done to treat them.
That's Me! A Guide to Personality
Student-created site examines personality development, consistency, theories, theorists, disorders, and testing. Also includes interactive assessment activities, games, discussion forums, and a glossary. In English and Chinese
Sighting the First Sense
Explains how people's eyes sometimes play tricks on them.
Being Left Handed
Simple explanation for elementary school students of what it is like to be left-handed. Includes examples of famous lefties.
Are You Shy? Find out Why
Learn how to be less shy. Also find out why being shy is sometimes a good thing.
What Kids Who Are Moving Should Do
Moving isn't easy for anyone. Scared, excited, and angry are just a few of the feelings kids may have about moving.
Welcoming a New Baby Into Your Family
What to expect when a new little person joins the family.
The Story on Self-esteem
Explains why self-esteem is so important, how kids get it, and what kids who have low self-esteem can do.
Nightmares
Tells what nightmares are, why people have them, and what to do about them.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
A look at what the disorder is, what causes it, and how it can be diagnosed and treated.
Facts About Friends
Explores why friends are important, provides tips for finding friends, and tells what to do after a fight.
Mental Health Issues for Kids and Teens
Short articles on topics such as depression, a parents' mental illness, phobias, and the school health suite.
Out on a Limb: A Guide to Getting Along
It's not easy to get along. Help Maria and her friends solve their problems peacefully.
Psychotherapy
Encyclopedia.com article about what psychotherapy is.
Psychology
Encyclopedia.com article on what the word means.
You Are a Special Person
Tips on how to enjoy relationships with family and friends.
Young Dreamers Global Community & Fun Site
Offers dream interpretations for children.
Teens and Therap
Answers common questions that teenagers have about psychotherapy.
YouthLine Counselling
Offers free and confidential information, advice and counselling to young people under 25.
Wanna Bet?
A magazine for kids about the dangers of gambling. |
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