*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on Daily News. Although many adults might believe that kids today aren’t skilled at real, face-to-face interaction with other humans because of the vast amount of screen time they engage in, a new study shows that they’re not missing out on gaining essential interpersonal…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on PsychCentral. New research suggests that when a child has a TV or video games in their bedroom, negative consequences may happen. Iowa State University investigators discovered bedroom access to TV or video games resulted in children spending less time reading, sleeping or…
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I’m a “fix it” mama. Sibling argument? I’m there to mediate. Upset stomach? I have medicine for that. Shoes have a hole? No problem. I can buy new ones. Difficult homework? We can figure it out together (thanks to YouTube tutorials). Yep. I was pretty good at the whole “Mom to the rescue” thing up until…
Josh Shipp, award-winning teen expert featured on MTV, CNN, and in The New York Times, gives parents strategies you can use today to help understand and parent your teenager well. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/341214462″ params=”color=0066cc&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] How to listen: iTunes | Google Play | SoundCloud | TuneIn YOUR CUE Instead of lecturing,…
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*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on PsychCentral. Among young adults the use of social media is ubiquitous. However, posts from this population segment often include content that contains sexual or offensive material. Researchers from the University of Plymouth investigated this behavior and discovered risky social media posts are not just due…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on HealthDay. Playing contact sports like football or ice hockey can alter the structure and function of the brain, Canadian researchers report. Brain scans showed that these changes were particularly pronounced in sports that have the greatest risk of body contact. “There…
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*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on PsychCentral. Emerging research suggests the quality of your high school friendships, rather than the number of friendships, influence mental health through young adulthood. Adolescence is a time of social challenges and changing expectations. For many youth, being with the “in crowd” and…