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An international team has found evidence that adolescents who spend long periods engaged in certain sedentary activities and do not exercise enough are more likely to have low bone mineral content in parts of the body where it can be an indicator of the risk of developing osteoporosis. http://www.sciencecodex.com/teenagers_urged_to_exercise_to_ward_off_bone_disease-102271

A brief analysis of different styles of parents: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/15/which-kind-of-parent-are-you_n_2137667.html

Tips on supporting the transition to independence: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-parenting/post/how-to-let-go-of-your-teenager/2012/11/15/c5d019a6-29e2-11e2-b4e0-346287b7e56c_blog.html Tips for connecting with your teen: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-braner/parenting-teens_b_2136832.html Andrew Solomon’s enormous new book, “Far From the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity,” is about children who are born or who grow up in ways their parents never expected. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/19/books/andrew-solomon-far-from-the-tree-parents-and-children.html?_r=0 A look at the perception that today’s […]

Perceived attacks are tricky things. I can be so aware and hurt by what you did that I naturally conclude (i.e. assume) that you were acting with the knowledge that I would be hurt. To me, the connection is obvious. It is impossible to imagine that someone could do that, and not see how it […]

Science shows NO link between sugar and hyperactivity, despite anecdotal evidence and common assumptions: http://www.statesman.com/news/lifestyles/health/sugar-makes-kids-hyper-not-so-fast/nS2dJ/