The following is excerpted from an online article posted by MedicalXpress. Adolescents with an internet addiction undergo changes in the brain that could lead to additional addictive behavior and tendencies, finds a new study by UCL researchers. The findings, published in PLOS Mental Health, reviewed 12 articles involving 237 young people aged 10–19 with a…
Age 18 seemed so far away for so long for my firstborn. Yet, a few months ago my daughter blew out 18 candles on her birthday cake. The banner behind her declared her 18th birthday as well, in case I needed another reminder. This birthday marked her change from childhood to adulthood. Though an adult,…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by StudyFinds. A good night’s sleep can often be the cure for all sorts of ailments. Now, new research finds getting better sleep may also be the best medicine for loneliness. A new study being presented at the SLEEP 2024 annual meeting found a link between…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by HealthDay. U.S. girls are getting their periods at younger ages, a new study has found. Girls born between 2000 and 2005 started their periods at an average age of 11.9 years — a half year earlier than the average age of 12.5 years for girls…
You’ve probably heard of helicopter parenting: parents who hover everywhere their kids go, never really letting them out of sight. We certainly live in a world where this seems like our only option. Between news headlines and movies that tell stories of what when wrong when kids were left unattended, it only makes sense to…
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The following is excerpted from an online article posted by ScienceDaily. Children who experience chronic lack of sleep from infancy may be at increased risk of developing psychosis in early adulthood, new research shows. Researchers at the University of Birmingham examined information on nighttime sleep duration from a large cohort study of children aged between…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by News Medical. Feeding children peanuts regularly from infancy to age five reduced the rate of peanut allergy in adolescence by 71%, even after many years when the children ate or avoided peanuts as desired. The new findings provide conclusive evidence that introducing peanuts into babies’…
Experiencing post-traumatic growth (PTG) while raising a child with disabilities may not be on your radar screen when you’re drowning in the stress associated with caregiving. The only growth that concerned me during our son’s medically-fragile years was increasing his strength as he fought for his life. Paying attention to the stress I was experiencing…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by HealthDay. Does advising your teen sometimes feel like talking to the proverbial brick wall? Don’t fret: New research shows that even when your preteen or teen gives your advice a flat “no way,” your counsel is probably having an impact. It may simply be tucked…