New research from University of Oxford suggests that there is an ideal range of screen time (not too much, and not too little) that can actually increase well-being in teens: http://www.news18.com/news/health-and-fitness/moderate-digital-screen-may-improve-well-being-in-teenagers-1335400.html
Read More »Teens and screen time
January 13, 2017 | For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
Anxiety
January 13, 2017 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
A window into a life with anxiety, for those who don’t know what it is like: What Anxiety Actually Is, Because It’s More Than ‘Just Worrying’
Read More »Compulsive internet gaming
January 12, 2017 | For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
A look at internet gaming, the status of it as a compulsive disorder, and its relationship with depression: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20170112/Frequent-online-social-interactions-may-mitigate-symptoms-of-game-addiction-in-teenagers.aspx
Read More »Routine and structure
January 12, 2017 | For parents of children | Click on title to comment!
A post on the benefits of raising kids with a structured routine: http://theparentcue.org/why-kids-and-parents-need-routine/
Read More »New CDC guidelines for HPV vaccine
January 12, 2017 | For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
CDC guidelines now recommend that girls and boys, starting at age 11, receive two doses of the new and improved HPV vaccines, at least six months apart instead of the previously recommended series of three shots: http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2017/01/11/hpv-vaccine-recommendations/
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