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Psychologists’ research supports later school start times for teens’ mental health: http://www.apa.org/monitor/2016/02/sleep-deprived.aspx

Psychologists and other child development experts are exploring how parents’ use of technology affects kids and the best ways to help families reconnect in the Digital Age: http://www.apa.org/monitor/2016/02/smartphone.aspx  

A new study out of Rutgers University found that students who didn’t text anymore after lights out or less than 30 minutes after turning off the lights significantly performed better in school, compared to those who stayed up late more than 30 minutes after turning off lights to continue texting: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160126162227.htm http://www.parentherald.com/articles/17771/20160126/night-texting-affects-teenagers-grades-study.htm http://news.rutgers.edu/research-news/texting-night-affects-teens’-sleep-academic-performance/20160121#.Vqk8cTbw_ow

Here are some ways to help parents set guidelines and manage their kids’ time online: http://www.wsj.com/article_email/cant-get-your-child-off-the-internet-these-gadgets-can-help-1450804818-lMyQjAxMTE2NDI2NjcyMjY3Wj  

In order to learn to tolerate emotions, I find that it helps to think of them as if you are standing in the ocean, facing out to sea, with the water at about your waistline, your back to the beach. Now imagine that a wave is coming towards you. You cannot stop it. You cannot […]