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This is the finding of a study published online in the British Journal of Developmental Psychology.

Dr Ersilia Menesini and colleagues at the Universita’ degli Studi di Firenze, Italy, designed the study to investigate whether the age and gender of a child’s siblings predicted whether children were likely to bully, or to become victims of bullying. They also looked for links between sibling bullying and school bullying. continue to read »

A recent article by Emily Sohn in Science News for Kids captured my attention.  She speaks of  current research in Positive Psychology  Here is an excerpt:

“If you ask people what they want for their children, most say, ‘I want them to be happy,’” says psychologist and happiness researcher Sonja Lyubomirsky of the University of California, Riverside.

“Not that long ago, however, joy wasn’t considered serious enough for psychologists to study. These scientists traditionally helped people with depression or other mental illnesses.” continue to read »