Youth Development Vox 2008-12-02T17:27:08Z Clifton Watts http://youthdevelopment.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00d414227a9d3c7f/ Discussion, Research and Resources Testing for the Sports Gene? tag:vox.com,2008-12-02:asset-6a00d414227a9d3c7f010981121ff7000c 2008-12-02T17:21:46Z 2008-12-02T17:27:08Z Clifton Watts http://youthdevelopment.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Kids and Sport

An outfit in Colorado is offering tests for genetic markers that are related to endurance and speed sports. The program was featured in the New York Times Sports page this past weekend, and draws attention to the controversies surrounding the tes...

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]]> Nature and Youth Involvement tag:vox.com,2008-09-26:asset-6a00d414227a9d3c7f00fae8e1e8e3000b 2008-09-26T13:45:44Z 2008-09-26T14:57:03Z Clifton Watts http://youthdevelopment.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Nature

I was reading last Sunday's News & Observer, and was happy to see a piece in the Health & Fitness section about Triangle area park and museum programs that expose children to the outdoors. You can read that article here. The article made me wan...

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]]> Adolescence: What to do? tag:vox.com,2008-09-26:asset-6a00d414227a9d3c7f00fad6af8d1c0005 2008-09-17T13:11:47Z 2008-09-26T13:12:16Z Clifton Watts http://youthdevelopment.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Adolescence as a failed cultural model

I am not promoting Newt Gingrich's political agenda or pushing you to buy his book, however, I found this take on adolescence and how to meet the needs of our teenage population fairly interesting: I guess Mr. Gingrich would tell me to buy his ...

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]]> Transition to East Carolina University tag:vox.com,2008-09-26:asset-6a00d414227a9d3c7f0100a7fe556b000e 2008-09-02T12:44:07Z 2008-09-26T12:44:17Z Clifton Watts http://youthdevelopment.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom I am now at East Carolina University after a four year stint with Texas A&M University. While I will miss my colleagues and students at Texas A&M, I am very excited to join the faculty at East Carolina. I've been afforded an opportunity to carve...

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