The following is excerpted from an online article posted by MedicalXpress. Generations of parental warnings may not be wrong: A massive study of available data finds that teens who use marijuana have significantly worse outcomes at school. Data from 63 studies involving almost 440,000 youths found “cannabis use during adolescence is probably associated with lower…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by MedicalXpress. Lower attention ability in adolescence can predict cigarette and cannabis use in young adulthood, according to new research from Trinity College Dublin. Sustained attention, the ability to maintain focus on a task over time, is an important cognitive ability. Substance use, particularly cigarettes and…
I vividly remember the moment the pediatrician gently told my husband and I that our newborn was not the picture of health we envisioned. Just hours after her birth, I was resting in the hospital bed dressed in a stylish oversized gown. I was counting down the hours until we were discharged with only normal,…
I vividly remember the moment the pediatrician gently told my husband and I that our newborn was not the picture of health we envisioned. Just hours after her birth, I was resting in the hospital bed dressed in a stylish oversized gown. I was counting down the hours until we were discharged with only normal,…
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There’s a fire in her belly. . . and it comes from being an athlete, being a coach, and being a parent who kept an aggressive schedule of sports activities for her own kids. And the fire in her belly… Read More The post Youth Sports: Perspective Needed! appeared first on The Center for Parent…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by MedicalXpress. A 19-year study at the University of Virginia is revealing what may lead some young adults to suffer from debilitating depression and anxiety. Researchers found adolescents who struggled to form and maintain meaningful friendships were more likely to experience negative emotions and a poor…
Sandra Peoples was recently asked what qualifications she has to fulfill her ministry role. Maybe it’s a question you’ve asked yourself! What qualifications and characteristics do you need to advocate for families and help your church be more accessible? If you’re called to do disability ministry but don’t always feel qualified, this episode is for…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by MedicalXpress. Being a teen during the first part of the COVID pandemic meant experiencing many milestones—the first day of high school, birthdays, graduation—from behind a computer screen. Pandemic isolation had a marked effect on young people. But a recent University of Washington study found teen…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by News-Medical. In a recent study published in The Journal of Nutrition, researchers in the United States analyzed data from the US NHANES study to evaluate the nutritional status of US adolescents and the impacts of added egg consumption on observed patterns. Alarmingly, over 60% of…