W. George Scarlett is senior lecturer and deputy chair of the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development at Tufts University. He received a BA from Yale University, an MDiv from the Episcopal Divinity School, and a PhD (in developmental psychology) from Clark University. He has authored or co-authored six books and co-edited the "Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development" (published by SAGE). His second most recent book was "Approaches to Behavior and Classroom Management" (also published by SAGE). He has been the lead author or co-author of chapters in "The Handbo...