A new study out of Amsterdam confirms that it is totally normal for teens to experience increased emotional volatility. Over time their ability to cope with emotions such as happiness, anger and sadness increases. They also found that anxiety actually goes down in as teenagers aged, and then increased again as they came close to adulthood. http://news.discovery.com/human/psychology/parents-rejoice-teen-moodiness-fades-with-age-20151014.htm […]
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October 14, 2015 | For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
Coloring as meditation
October 14, 2015 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
This article discusses the psychological benefit of coloring: http://www.the-open-mind.com/according-to-psychologists-coloring-is-the-best-alternative-to-meditation/
Read More »Encouraging grit
October 14, 2015 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
This article offers suggestions on how to encourage your kids to develop more grit: http://www.cnn.com/…/grit-teaching-resilience-ch…/index.html
Read More »Kids and screen time
October 13, 2015 | For parents of children | Click on title to comment!
This article discusses the impact of prolonged screen exposure on kids’ eyesight: http://www.healthline.com/health-news/screen-time-hurts-more-than-kids-eyes-101215#4
Read More »Teens and alcohol
October 13, 2015 | For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
A new study published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs suggests that being allowed to drink at home at an earlier age interacts with family structure in terms of its tendency to correlate with later drinking problems. The study found that “Teens living with both biological parents who were allowed to drink at […]
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