Exploring the pros and cons of taking a gap year: http://www.thechronicle.com.au/story/2012/02/06/gap-year-from-study-can-benefit-teenagers/
Read More »You can’t spoil a baby
When a baby cries, it is not being manipulative, it is trying to communicate the only way it knows how: http://www.yorknewstimes.com/news/article_e4edc1e8-4ea6-11e1-9447-001871e3ce6c.html
Read More »On teens and alcohol
Many teens don’t know the actual risks of alcohol: http://www.fontanaheraldnews.com/articles/2012/02/03/news/doc4f2c102c3364a897949928.txt
Read More »Possible link between ADHD and multiple exposures to anesthetic
Children repeatedly exposed to procedures requiring general anesthesia before age 2 years are at increased risk for the later development of ADHD: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025619611000723
Read More »Why are some teenagers so dead set on doing things their own way?
Some teens start out defying early, some develop their insolence later, and others never seem to need to rebel. Teens often desire a sense of autonomy and control. If it is not given to them, then they may seek to usurp it by defiance. Many teens see their parents’ rules as robbing them of autonomy […]
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