Teens, online behavior, and dating

October 05, 2015  |   For parents of teenagers,For teens   |   Click on title to comment!

An interesting survey of teens’ own  views of how modern devices and the internet effect dating: http://www.vox.com/2015/10/3/9440953/teenager-cell-phone-study  

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Screen time

October 05, 2015  |   For parents of children,For parents of teenagers   |   Click on title to comment!

An interesting opinion regarding the commonplace judgements on too much screen time: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/oct/04/dont-beat-yourselves-up-how-much-tv-kids-watch  

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Fun house mirrors

October 05, 2015  |   For parents of teenagers,For teens,metaphors to help facilitate communication   |   Click on title to comment!

“There is more in heaven and earth than can be dreamt of in your imagination.”            -William Shakespeare   * * * *   Emotions distort our perceptions. This is a real problem since our perceptions are pretty subjective to start out with, if they get too distorted, they may not resemble what […]

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Managing depression

October 02, 2015  |   For parents of children,For parents of teenagers,For teens   |   Click on title to comment!

This article collects  4 tips proven by neuroscientists to be effective at reducing depression and increasing happiness and contentment: http://www.businessinsider.com/a-neuroscience-researcher-reveals-4-rituals-that-will-make-you-a-happier-person-2015-9  

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Sleep deprivation

September 30, 2015  |   For parents of teenagers,For teens   |   Click on title to comment!

A new study out of Norway looked at the neurological effects of pulling an ‘all-nighter’ http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0127351 http://io9.com/heres-what-that-all-nighter-is-doing-to-your-brain-1733761007  

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