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A new study out of the UK found that Parents’ stress levels are 30 per cent higher as they wake and anticipate the morning rush to get the kids up and out the door. Levels of cortisol ( the stress hormone ) go on to peak at 8.15am as mothers and fathers head out of […]

A new study out of the Netherlands has found that teens who feel that their peers think well of them, no matter what they do, may have an easier time coping with setbacks: http://www.livescience.com/48578-unconditional-love-helps-kids.html

A new study suggests that teens whose parents exerted psychological control, such as using guilt, withdrawing love, fostering anxiety or employing other manipulative techniques had difficulties in relationships later in life, such as less autonomy, less relatedness, and less ability to voice their opinions and feelings in disagreements. However, the study cannot determine if this […]

The rise in young adults continuing to live with their parents may not be due to lack of drive or effort, but may have more to do with the growing debts they’re taking on to finance educations, since this makes it difficult to get additional credit or live independently. http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2014/10/29/young-adults-are-living-with-their-parents-but-not-as-much-as-or-why-you-think/

Past studies have shown that binge drinking exposes an individual to an increased risk of hypertension, weight gain and type-2 diabetes. More recent research suggests that these effects may be more pronounced in teenagers and adolescents. http://cooks.ndtv.com/article/show/why-teenagers-should-avoid-binge-drinking-613436