7 Ways to Support Your Self-Harming Adolescent
Discovering your adolescent is self-harming can be very confronting. It can bring up feelings of powerlessness, but there are things you can do to support your adolescent. 1. Listen without…
Signs of an Unhealthy Friendship in Kids: A Guide for Parents
Introduction As parents, one of our most important responsibilities is to ensure the well-being and happiness of our children. While we often focus on their academic achievements and physical health,…
What does science tell us about psychological treatments for children and adolescents with challenging behaviours? — Developing Minds
Around 10% to 15% of young people experience difficulties with aggression, impulsivity, following instructions and other challenging or disruptive behaviors – well beyond what the average child or young person…
Adding complex component of milk to infant formula confers long-term cognitive benefits for bottle-fed babies
Breast milk is widely acknowledged as the most beneficial nutrition for infants, but many families face medical or logistical challenges in breastfeeding. In the U.S., just 45% of infants continue…
Is digital media use a risk factor for psychosis in young adults?
On average, young adults in Canada spend several hours on their smartphones every day. Many jump from TikTok to Netflix to Instagram, putting their phone down only to pick up…
Kindergarten conduct problems could cost society later, researchers find
A new economic analysis has linked, for the first time, conduct problems among kindergarten students with significant costs to society in terms of crime and associated medical expenses and lost…
How to help prevent childhood stunting
A relatively small intervention could have a huge impact on a damaging condition that stalks children in the developing world. A new Stanford-led study shows that adding zinc to farmland…
Researcher combats bullying of students with disabilities
Students with disabilities are often bullied and socially excluded in school at a far greater rate than their classmates. To help teachers recognize, respond to and prevent bullying toward these…
Surprising study results: Students are bored during exams
In the case of boredom, we think of many situations in life but intuitively not of exams. However, an international team of academics led by Thomas Götz from the University…
Lengthy screen time associated with childhood development delays
The amount of screen time spent by one-year-olds is associated with developmental delays. This finding, by researchers at Tohoku University, with collaborators at Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, was published…
