Psychology Around the Net: August 24, 2019

This week’s Psychology Around the Net provides tips for kicking off a healthy school year, creative prompts to help you deal with anxiety, news about a possible link between children’s language and mental health, and more. Happy reading! Tips For A Successful 2019 School Year: Many schools went back in session this week; some were already in full swing! Jim Holsomback presents a handy guide on tips for a great start, sample conversation starters to help you engage with your kid and stay in the loop, and several mental health resources for parents and children. These College Students Are Far More Prone to Serious Mental-Health Issues: According to a new study, college students with marginalized gender identities (that’s to say, those who identify as nonbinary or something different from what they were assigned at birth including transgender, gender nonconforming, or genderqueer) are more likely to experience mental health problems than cisgender students. Researchers studied how 65,213 students (1,237 of whom were gender-minority students) across more than 70 U.S. higher education institutions responded to the annual Healthy Minds Study between 2015 and 2017. They found around 78% of gender minority students (compared to 45% of cisgender students) “met the criteria” for at least one of the mental health conditions measured. 10 Creative Prompts to Play With When You’re Feeling Anxious: Anxiety and fear make us feel restricted and suffocated, but...
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