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A well done metaphor for what it is like dealing with anxiety: http://snapdraws.tumblr.com/post/50082858616/apologies-for-the-terrible-image-quality-im

Danah Boyd has conducted 10 years of research and hundreds of interviews for her new book, “It’s Complicated,” about how teens use social media. She found that while SOME  kids have unhealthy addictions with computers and phones a  more serious problem s that teens today have fewer places to socialize. A need filled by social […]

Schools are beginning to see grit as key to students’ success — and just as important to teach as reading and math.   http://www.npr.org/2014/03/17/290089998/does-teaching-kids-to-get-gritty-help-them-get-ahead

A new study released Monday by the Journal of the American Medical Association found that all screens, including TV, computers, and video games, can negatively affect our brain’s ability to sleep in the evening, and that cutting back on television helped children sleep longer. The study recommends that screen time for older kids be limited […]

On the benefits of a later school day start so teens can get more sleep: http://conservancy.umn.edu/bitstream/11299/162769/1/Impact%20of%20Later%20Start%20Time%20Final%20Report.pdf http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/13/to-keep-teenagers-alert-schools-let-them-sleep-in/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0 http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/13/working-with-the-teenagers-internal-clock/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0 http://educationnext.org/behind-the-headline-to-keep-teenagers-alert-schools-let-them-sleep-in/ http://www.ideastream.org/news/npr/343125751