Quiet Times: The Place for Sadness in Growing Up.

Peter, Val J.

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ERIC Number: EJ612634

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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Quiet Times: The Place for Sadness in Growing Up.

Peter, Val J.

Reaching Today's Youth: The Community Circle of Caring Journal, v4 n1 p28-30 Fall 1999

Compares clinical depression with reactive depression, a normal part of childhood development. Looks at quiet times children may experience, and provides examples of how normal childhood sadness can turn into depression. Suggests coping mechanisms and support structures that can prevent this cycle from occurring. (Author/JDM)

Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Child Development, Children, Coping, Depression (Psychology), Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Psychopathology, Sadness

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Special Issue: "The Quiet Ones: Depression in Children." For related articles, see CG 555 779-792.