When children & families thrive,
communities thrive.
In Developmental Science scholars work to understand the causes of human development and the consequences of differing experiences and pressures. When we know about causes and consequences, we can offer tips to promote healthy families, healthy children, and healthy communities. The aim of this website is to offer visitors tips to promote positive youth development. When children and families thrive, communities thrive.
Each entry listed here offers you catchy visuals and deeper text-dives presenting ways to promote children's and families social and emotional health. Care is taken to help visitors understand individual differences in self and identity development and ways that we can nurture our children to become the best version of themselves that they can be. Whether you are reading as a prospective or current parent, early childhood educator, or clinical health care provider, you are sure to take away sound ideas for improving your practice.
The content here represents the scholastic work and creative application of undergraduate Psychology students who learned with purpose in the Winter '21 term. Students dove in and learned about the complex ways nature and nurture interact in making you, you, and me, me. Our aim with this site is to offer empirically sound "pro-tips" for anyone interested in ways to help improve the lives of children and families in a variety of contexts. Our "pro-tips" are sound, in that they reflect the latest science. Note however that this advice is offered by students, not licensed clinicians. Please use this information responsibly.
Should you have questions about the work presented here, please contact Dr. Erica Kleinknecht at eko at pacificu dot edu.