A look at the research to date on the impact of social media on teens, what is known, the concerns, and what remains poorly understood. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/social-media-harming-teens-dive-190040695.html https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27396/social-media-and-adolescent-health
Read More »Teens and social media
December 14, 2023 | For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
Movies about teen years
December 13, 2023 | For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
A solid list of recommendations : https://movieweb.com/movies-about-what-its-like-to-be-a-teenager/#lady-bird-2017
Read More »Mind4Youth
December 02, 2023 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
Mind4Youth is an international youth-led organization empowering and spreading awareness for mental health in teens:
Read More »The age of maturity
November 28, 2023 | For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
A common conception about brain development has overstated the absolute stopping point of brain maturation https://slate.com/technology/2022/11/brain-development-25-year-old-mature-myth.html?fbclid=IwAR20pOf4rx8A0-v_sYKdKt0-ObikV-IV68jw03w06XfFIVBL0N3kvip43xU_aem_AXbZILJ_gz1VCtt9F9wgyCitPszFP5vF-0w8iGQkfvukJ3q5X07oFUEkEnKLvqYrksE#lpfi0n7gns0largu6f
Read More »Mental well being
November 28, 2023 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
a recent study found the more varied locations people visit, the better they feel about their emotional and psychological wellbeing – even if they are suffering mental health symptoms like anxiety or depression https://www.sciencealert.com/theres-one-simple-aspect-of-everyday-life-linked-to-better-wellbeing-study-finds
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