Blogs Archives

The always-online generation may be starting to unplug a bit.

Moments of discouragement are inevitable, but there are things you can do to combat discouragement!

According to a new survey, teenagers who wake up early for school, sleep less than eight hours per night or spend time on their electronic devices...

An inexpensive measure of obesity in children and adolescents that could replace body mass index (BMI) has been identified in a new study as waist...

A recent article in the New York Times (NYT) detailed a deeply disturbing phenomenon. Titled “A Marketplace of Girl Influencers Managed by Moms and...

A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television, and movies.

In a new study, researchers found that the influence of peer pressure continues into early adulthood, while middle-aged and older adults are better...

First things first. Mental illness is real and needs compassion, concern and, when called for, treatment. For example, I have written about the...

New research examines whether mental health leads to exclusion and truancy, or whether exclusion and truancy are in fact contributing to poor...

Teens have a higher risk of self-injury -- deliberately cutting or burning themselves -- if they have a fraught relationship with a struggling...

A new study finds that schools which place higher focus on test scores and bottom-line results instead of student learning are more likely to see...

This is an election year. No, this isn’t a blog about who you should vote for. It is a blog about why we often vote the way we do... and shouldn’t.

A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television, and movies.

A new study suggests that forest bathing, the simple method of being calm and quiet amongst the trees, observing nature around you while breathing...

Upon first hearing the results, it might make you want to roll your eyes: according to a survey conducted by the market research company OnePoll,...