Crystal Chiang Helping your child transition from one phase to the next is never easy. You probably remember the first day of kindergarten, the first day of middle school, or the day they got their driver’s license. Chances are, at each phase, you found yourself the same, very important, question: Do they have everything they…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on MedicalXpress. The good news is that adolescent “sexting” is not at epidemic levels as reported in some media headlines. The bad news is that it also has not decreased despite preventive efforts by educators and others. Most commonly, the term sexting has been used to…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on HealthDay. Too much social media might be too much for the mental well-being of teenagers, new research suggests. The more that teens used social media and watched television, the greater their risk of depression, the study found. “Our research reveals that increased time spent using…
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*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on HealthDay. Social media is helping spur the e-cigarette epidemic among America’s teens, a new study suggests. Nearly 15,000 Instagram posts related to Juul, the most popular e-cigarette brand, were released between March and May 2018, researchers found. More than half the posts focused on youth…
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*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on Forbes. Thanks to ongoing brain development and increased sensitivity to dopamine (a neurotransmitter associated with motivation, pleasure and reward), teenagers are more likely to crave reward-based experiences. And, because their prefrontal cortex (the area associated with understanding, evaluation and decision-making) is still developing, social interactions greatly shape…
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Written by Tony Bianco Summer is upon us, which means families’ schedules and activities look very different with camps, vacations, and more free time. During the school year, parents set expectations for students regarding screen time, and summer is no different. Now that summer is here, we want to give you seven ways your family…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on Physician’s Weekly. The 14,800 study participants completed health surveys at an average age of 15. “Connectedness” scores averaged 22.1 out of a possible high score of 30 for teens’ relationships at school and 25.5 out of 30 for family relationships. Later, at an average age…