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Research at the University of North Carolina has found that being lonely is as harmful to teenagers’ health as not getting enough exercise: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-06/study-finds-teenagers-loneliness-bad-for-their-health/7070376 http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2016/01/02/1511085112.full.pdf http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2016/01/02/1511085112.abstract http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/soin.12018/abstract  

This is an excellent article that dismantles the myth that it is only a recent phenomenon that some young adults struggle to transition to adulthood, and seeks to define what that even means: http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/01/when-are-you-really-an-adult/422487/  

“By detachment I mean that you must not worry whether the desired result follows from your action or not, so long as your motive is pure, your means correct… a person who is worried about the outcome of his work does not see his goal, he sees only his opposition and the obstacles before him, […]

Here are some Youtube links that are guided meditations designed for children to help with relaxation and going to sleep:  

  Let go of thoughts about the past or the future, and you gain the ability to be right here and now.   * * * *   The strength of your fears and expectations does not indicate their accuracy. The stronger or scarier the fear does not mean the likelier it is true. The […]