Tag: mental health
How parents can help kids deal with back-to-school anxiety
Elizabeth Englander, Bridgewater State University
As a child, I had a great deal of anxiety. If you’ve ever seen...
Health apps track vital health stats for millions of people, but...
Saligrama Agnihothri, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Health-tracking devices and apps are becoming part of everyday life....
Pandemic has teens feeling worried, unmotivated and disconnected from school
Leah M. Lessard, University of Connecticut
When the COVID-19 pandemic started, many U.S. teens were more worried about the...
Family meals are good for the grown-ups, too, not just the...
Anne Fishel, Harvard University
For all the parents feeling exhausted by the cooking, cleaning and planning of a million...
Yes, online communities pose risks for young people, but they are...
Benjamin Kaveladze, University of California, Irvine
Aristotle called humans “the social animal,” and people have recognized for centuries that...
How parents can support a child who comes out as trans...
Em Matsuno, Palo Alto University
Young transgender, or trans, people face high rates of anxiety, depression and suicide. These...
Service dogs can help veterans with PTSD – growing evidence shows...
Leanne Nieforth, Purdue University and Marguerite E. O'Haire, Purdue University
As many as 1 in 5 of the roughly...
Here’s how to help your kids break out of their pandemic...
Dominique A. Phillips, University of Miami and Jill Ehrenreich-May, University of Miami
Pilar’s parents took all the recommended precautions...
EXPLORING NATURE
What’s wrong with how US and Uganda plan to stop Ebola spreading
Katrine L. Wallace, University of Illinois Chicago
As public health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo work to...
