The following is excerpted from an online article posted by Yahoo! Slightly more than half of Gen Z adolescents want to see more platonic relationships or friendships in movies and TV as opposed to romance or sex scenes, a UCLA Center for Scholars & Storytellers (CSS) study titled “Teens and Screens” found. The CSS, based…
We’ve got a problem where I live. Actually, we have more than one problem, but there’s only one I want to mention here. The curtain is pulled back on the problem, it seems, at least once a month, maybe more.… Read More The post No-Woe Youth Ministry. . . appeared first on The Center for…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by MedicalXpress. A new study published in the journal Suicidal and Life-Threatening Behavior found that muscle dysmorphia are associated with suicidal thoughts and behaviors among adolescents and young adults in Canada. Muscle dysmorphia is a mental health disorder characterized by the pathological pursuit of muscularity and…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by HealthDay. Kids who get discouraged by idealized athletic bodies on social media may end up dropping out of sports, a small study suggests. In a preliminary study of 70 kids who played — or used to play — sports, researchers found that some had quit…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by MedicalXpress. A recent study has found that Oregon middle school students received office discipline referrals (ODRs) for substance use offenses 30% more often after legalization of recreational marijuana relative to comparison schools in other states over the same period (school years 2012/2013–2018/2019). There were no…
The time warp that is disability caregiving is a concept that came to me in the middle of the night. Before you categorize me as a crack pot, be assured of this: The thought was not caused by alien abduction. No zombies came into the bedroom and made a midnight snack of my brains. Ditto…
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It’s a common scene in film and TV that we’ve all seen dozens if not hundreds of times. Someone doing time has an attorney, family member, or friend arrive at the prison for a visit. The visitor sits waiting patiently… Read More The post Prisoners To Our Phones? appeared first on The Center for Parent…
Watching a young person grow to adulthood isn’t a miracle. It’s a normal process. But it sure does feel like a miracle. Being a parent—or for that matter an aunt, uncle, teacher, coach, pastor, counselor, or church volunteer—can be a lot like being a master craftsman. There’s a good amount of modeling, mentoring, teaching, forming,…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by MedicalXpress. A new study from UNSW Sydney shows that teenagers with OCD experience deficits in decision making and behavioral control. This is linked to abnormal activity in an area of the brain called the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC). The research was published in Biological Psychiatry Global…