Agents of Socialization

Socialization in the Family

• To play is to learn. Time to step back and let kids be kids (World Economic Forum)

• Three of the best ways to read books to kids (Quartz)
• If you’re stressing about money, go back to your childhood (Market Watch)
• Study suggests your adulthood self-esteem has its roots in the way you were raised as a child (The British Psychological Society)
• I wish my mom's phone wasn't invented (USA Today)
• This Is How 18 Months of Marriage Changes You (Curiosity)
• The Dangers of Distracted Parenting (The Atlantic)
• Please don’t spank your kids (Vox)
• Spanking and Later Relationship Violence (The Atlantic)
• Research shows the importance of parents reading with children – even after children can read (The Conversation)
• Diapers, potties and split pants: Understanding toilet training around the world may help parents relax (The Conversation)
• How Helicopter Parenting Could Be Damaging Children’s Futures (Brit + Co)
• The Marshmallow Experiment and Delayed Gratification (Inc.)

Peer Socialization

• Making Friends in Violent Neighborhoods: Strategies among Elementary School Children (Sociological Science)
  

• An Experiment Had Kids Bully One Plant & Compliment Another & The Results Are Amazing (Elite Daily)
• 'It's like 'Mean Girls,' but everyone is 80' at this SF senior center (San Francisco Chronicle)
• Kids Who Stick to This Activity for 2 Years Have Higher Self-Esteem, According to Science (Inc)
• Teen violence is ‘contagious’ spreading like a disease, study warns (Global News)

Socialization in the Schools

• Sweden's Gender Neutral Pre-Schools (The New York Times)
• Bias Against Girls Starts in Fourth Grade (Parents)
• Girls’ school shoes are hobbling their chances in life (The Guardian)
• Do children need preschool? (Global News)

Socialization in the Mass Media

• Preschoolers Still See TV Food Commercials (University of Connecticut)
• A surprising number of teenagers are engaging in 'digital self-harm,' the practice of being mean to yourself online (Business Insider)
• Actually, violent video games don’t create violent children, study says (Salon)
• This is what it's like to grow up in the age of likes, lols and longing (Washington Post)
• What media teach kids about gender can have lasting effects, report says (CNN)
• Rise in girls asking GPs about genital cosmetic surgery is blamed on online porn (The Telegraph)
• A surprising percentage of people report hearing voices of characters in stories even when they aren't reading (Business Insider)
• Black children are exposed to junk-food ads way more than white kids are (The Washington Post)

Socialization and the Economy
This is the one skill your child needs for the jobs of the future (World Economic Forum)