Does your teen always seem to be tired? Learn about the nutritional causes for low energy and fatigue in adolescents. Read more >>
Stop Running (and other holiday tips for you and your teen)
written by Jenna Borrelli, LCSW, CHC We are a society obsessed with running, and by running I don’t mean the physical activity of running, I mean running from one thing to the next, filling up our lives with countless activities, Read more >>
Many Ways to Be a Girl, but One Way to Be a Boy: The New Gender Rules
Girls have been told they can be anything they want to be, and it shows. They are seizing opportunities closed to previous generations — in science, math, sports and leadership. But they’re also getting another message: What they look like Read more >>
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network [web resource]
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) was created by Congress in 2000 as part of the Children’s Health Act to raise the standard of care and increase access to services for children and families who experience or witness traumatic Read more >>
Generation Z Reported the Most Mental Health Problems
Many members of Generation Z — young people between 15 and 21 — have taken more active roles in political activism this year, and a new survey indicates that the state of the nation is to blame for this generation’s Read more >>
Suicide Prevention Posters [downloadable]
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline has created posters that employ a little gentle humor to convey important messages about the resources available to help young people who may be feeling anxious, sad, overwhelmed, or depressed. Read more >>
Interactive Panel: Growing Up with Learning & Attention Issues
A panel of adults who grew up with learning and attention differences and have become successful in their work share their perspectives about who and what made a difference for them and how they found their ‘niche’ in work and Read more >>
Study Confirms Link Between Violent Video Games and Physical Aggression
The latest in the long-standing debate over violent video games: They do cause players to become more physically aggressive. An international study looking at more than 17,000 adolescents, ages nine to 19, from 2010 to 2017, found playing violent video Read more >>
Technology to Support Executive Functioning [downloadable]
Executive functioning skills, which involve working memory, flexible thinking and self-monitoring, are key to learning. Read more >>
Toolkit: Advocate for the Best IEP for Your Child [downloadable]
The Supreme Court’s Endrew F decision in 2017 is an opportunity to improve the services IEPs offer students. And it’s up to you as a parent to make the most of it. Doing so will not only help your child, Read more >>
