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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October 02, 2015 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
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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September 28, 2015 | metaphors to help facilitate communication | Click on title to comment!
Most people are probably familiar with the five stages of dying (sometimes also known as the five stages of grief). Elizabeth Kubler-Ross originally conceived of these as the stages that a dying patient may experience when he finds out that he is dying. She theorized that some people may not pass through all the stages, […]
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September 28, 2015 | For parents of teenagers,For teens,metaphors to help facilitate communication | Click on title to comment!
A very well done comic on what it is like to live with depression and anxiety: http://tapastic.com/episode/172922
Read More »Teens and alcohol
September 24, 2015 | For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
This article offers this on how to manage when your teen’s friend has parents that allow alcohol or serve alcohol: http://yourteenmag.com/2015/09/when-other-parents-allow-alcohol/?utm_source=Weekly+Emails&utm_campaign=6bff3e3132-Expert_Advice_from_Your_Teen_Media&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_418d895dd9-6bff3e3132-408240285&mc_cid=6bff3e3132&mc_eid=f18f5a8f38
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