Fascinating Four-Year Dartmouth Study Tracked Student Well-Being During the Pandemic
How do students’ self-esteem and mental health fluctuate during four years at university? Dartmouth researchers were determined to find out, following over 200 undergrads in
Are After-School Activities Hurting Our Kids?
High school students are busier than ever, from morning till night, their afternoons full of an array of afterschool activities often deemed necessary to “get
To Improve Schools, Focus on Teacher Mental Health
COVID-19 did a number on mental health, as schools and lives were upended. Much attention has been paid to the high toll the pandemic took
“Mental Health Days” Are Having a Moment. But Are They Actually Healthy?
Mental health days are having a moment. TikTok is awash with videos of parents taking their kids to Dunkin' or Starbucks instead of school and
Toxic Parenting Researcher: The Counterintuitive Way to Help Kids Succeed
Many parents worry about their kids, hoping they are on the right path and have the tools to succeed in life. But according to parenting
Toxic Parenting Researcher: The No. 1 Phrase We Need to Get Rid Of
The U.S. Surgeon General has warned that American kids are in the midst of a mental health crisis. While social media is under scrutiny for
Toxic Parenting Researcher: The No. 1 Thing I Never Do with My Kids
“How’d your test go?” Those should never be the first words when your child walks through the door, award-winning journalist and parenting researcher Jennifer Breheny Wallace
Going Back to School – How Parents Can Help Their Kid’s Mental Health
Therapist Alicia Coleman sat down with CBS News Detroit to discuss the importance of prioritizing your child’s mental health as they return to school. Excerpts
Fentanyl High Screening at LGHS to Raise Awareness on Youth Drug Use
In 2020, two students from Los Gatos High School died of fentanyl poisoning when the pills they thought to be Percocet were laced with the
More Schools Starting Later to Improve Teen Mental Health
Sleep experts have long advocated later school start times to help teens get the critical rest their bodies need, but starting school later is gaining