Articles from the media

Parenting Articles:

Gap year: Why your kid shouldn’t go to school in the fall. Globe and Mail, February 18, 2011.
Raising the Village: Raising socially responsible kids rasingthevillage.blogspot.com, June 11, 2010.
Me Me Me Me Me. Does this sound like your child? Sirius Doctor Radio, About Our Kids, January 31, 2010.
From 'me to we' thinking. Dal News, March 24, 2009.
Michael Ungar says 'marshmellow generation' too safe . Courier Mail, October 17, 2008.
Stop wrapping kids in cotton wool - expert. stuff.co.nz, October 11, 2008.
Le syndrome du parent . Psycho Enfants, Juillet-Aout, 2008.
Worth the Risk. May 2008.
Too safe schools, too safe families: Denying the risk-taker's advantage. Education Canada 48(1), Winter 2008.
Manageable Risk: Is there such a thing of keeping kids too safe? Dal News, March 28, 2007.
Interview with Michael Ungar. Macleans, February 15, 2007.
Visiting International Friends: How to make family stays work. Transitions Abroad, July/August 2004.
5 ways to teach your kids responsibility. Canadian Living, n.d.
Do you buy too many things for the kids? Canadian Living, n.d.
Inoculation against terror: Backpacking through Egypt teaches children about global citizenship. Education Canada, 42(4), Summer 2002.
Middle East with Kids. Transitions Abroad, September/October 2002.
Give Your Children Genuine Self-Esteem by Teaching Them To Make Someone Else's Life Better. CommittmentNow.com, n.d.

Over protected kids: How to let kids take risks. Canadian Living, n.d.
Too Much of a Good Thing? Psychotherapy Networker, n.d.
Why Kids and Teens overreact to your questions. Canadian Living, n.d.

Professional Practice

The 4 Rs reading, writing, rithmetic & resilience. October 24, 2011.
Delinquent or simple resilient? How “problem” behaviour can be a child’s hidden path to resilience. Voices for Children. August 2005.
Playing the panda: Bullies and the search for resilience. Education Canada, 44(3), Summer 2004.
Demonstrating Family Interventions in Social Work: Development of Video Resources for On-line Course Delivery. Focus 12(3), March/April 2003.

News

Helping vulnerable youth through the living arts. Dal News, November 3, 2011.
Dr. Michael Ungar awarded Killam Chair. blogs.dal.ca, Dalhousie University Faculty of Health Professions. October 3, 2011.
Resiliency is the heart of the matter. Dal News, June 27, 2011.
Overcoming odds. Dal News, June 10, 2010.
Dal’s Resilience Research Centre to host second international conference. Dal Media Centre, June 9, 2010.
Dal Social Work Professor Wins Top Short Story Prize. Dal News, June 30, 2003.
Helping teens to find their way. Dal News, May 26, 2009.
Why are a few youth behaving violently? Dal News, November 2, 2007. Dal News, November 2, 2007.
The beginnings of resilience: A view across culture. Education Canada, 47(3), Summer 2007.

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