This article offers some daily practices to help amplify gratitude which improve mood https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/11/health/daily-gratitude-practices-wellness/index.html
Read More »Teens and happiness
January 24, 2023 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
Yale has adapted a course on the psychology of happiness for teenagers and is available online: https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-science-of-well-being-for-teens
Read More »Reducing the need for medication
January 17, 2023 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
A new study suggests that more time spent in nature on a regular basis has such a positive mental health effect, it can reduce the need for anti anxiety and anti depressant medications: https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/ehp.1510363#tab2 https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/16/health/nature-mental-health-study-wellness/index.html
Read More »The benefit of a short breathing exercise to reduce Anxiety:
January 14, 2023 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
This article describes how a brief structured breathing technique can reduce anxiety: https://www.sciencealert.com/a-simple-5-minute-breathing-technique-is-a-powerful-tool-to-reduce-anxiety
Read More »Current research on parenting practices
January 13, 2023 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
This article collects and summarizes some current research on parenting: https://www.spring.org.uk/2023/01/parenting.php
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