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Parents who regularly punish or dismiss their children’s anxieties could be setting their kids up for obesity, warns a new study. That’s because kids who fail to learn how to regulate their negative emotions – a skill that can be fostered by affirmative parenting – are more likely to turn to food for comfort, which […]

A new article takes a look at the research to explore the benefits offered by video games in cognitive, motivational, emotional, and social domains: http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/amp-a0034857.pdf   but a recent study out of Brock University showed that playing video games was highly prevalent among 13- and 14-year-olds, usually between one and three hours a day – […]

This is an extensive guide published by the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and the American Psychiatric Association. It is intended to help kids and adolescents with ADHD and their families to better understand the treatments for ADHD: https://www.aacap.org/App_Themes/AACAP/Docs/resource_center/adhd/adhd_parents_medication_guide_201305.pdf

An interview on NPR with Daniel Siegel psychiatrist and author of the new book Brainstorm: http://www.npr.org/2014/01/28/267608451/teenagers-are-crazy-but-expert-says-behavior-is-vital-to-development  

A short animated film describes living with depression: http://www.upworthy.com/what-is-depression-let-this-animation-with-a-dog-shed-light-on-it?g=2&c=ufb1