Evidence compiled from studies using child interviews, direct observations, and teacher ratings all suggest that
popular children exhibit high levels of social competence.
But beyond that, Lafayette's nonprofit World of Wonder
Children's Museum, with educational
exhibits, crafts, a big slide and a mini, mock grocery store, has been a
popular staple since 1996.
One study directly assessed the brain functioning of
children in foster care using the popular method of examining levels of cortisol, the hormone produced in response to stress in humans.25, 26 Children who are exposed to high levels of stress show unusual patterns of cortisol production.27 Foster children exhibited unusually decreased or elevated levels of cortisol compared to children reared by their biological parents.28 Such findings are consistent with the literature, which points to the importance of the parent - child relationship in buffering the stress responses of c
children in foster care using the
popular method of examining levels of cortisol, the hormone produced in response to stress in humans.25, 26
Children who are exposed to high levels of stress show unusual patterns of cortisol production.27 Foster children exhibited unusually decreased or elevated levels of cortisol compared to children reared by their biological parents.28 Such findings are consistent with the literature, which points to the importance of the parent - child relationship in buffering the stress responses of c
Children who are exposed to high levels of stress show unusual patterns of cortisol production.27 Foster
children exhibited unusually decreased or elevated levels of cortisol compared to children reared by their biological parents.28 Such findings are consistent with the literature, which points to the importance of the parent - child relationship in buffering the stress responses of c
children exhibited unusually decreased or elevated levels of cortisol compared to
children reared by their biological parents.28 Such findings are consistent with the literature, which points to the importance of the parent - child relationship in buffering the stress responses of c
children reared by their biological parents.28 Such findings are consistent with the literature, which points to the importance of the parent -
child relationship in buffering the stress responses of
childrenchildren.