How Many Teens are Actually Sexting?
The majority of U.S. teens send text messages, but what about sexually suggestive texts? Several national studies show that "sexting" among teens is not as commonplace as reported by media headlines.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - January 19, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Michele Ybarra, MPH, Ph.D. Tags: Child Development Media Parenting Social Life Source Type: news
Living on Thin Ice
You can enjoy your work if it produces reinforcement, but you can’t be replenished by it if you’re situation-conscious on the job.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - January 19, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Michael Karson, Ph.D., J.D. Tags: Parenting Race and Ethnicity Therapy Work Source Type: news
Limits of Natural and Logical Consequences in Parenting
For a child, the natural rules of the universe and the rules set by his parents present with consequences for any decisions he makes. This is because children need their parents to survive. As a result, parents are the environment that children adapt to.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - January 19, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ugo Uche Tags: Child Development Parenting addiction addiction in teens discipline natural and logical consequences technology video games Source Type: news
How to Have a Well-Behaved Child, Part 3
Self-regulation, especially in childhood, is not learned well from consequences or punishment. The threat of punishment has its place, but it is a small part of learning discipline and self-control.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - January 19, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kenneth Barish, Ph.D. Tags: Child Development Parenting Relationships Resilience Source Type: news
Older Adolescents and Mindful Alcohol and Marijuana Use
When parents know from the adolescent's past use of alcohol and/or marijuana that some degree of recreational substance use is likely to continue when living away from home, they can offer possible guide lines for mindful use the young person might be open to consider. read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - January 19, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Carl E. Pickhardt, Ph.D. Tags: Child Development Education Health Parenting adolescent alcohol use adolescent marijuana use adolescent substance use advising about substance use functional substance use mindful substance use moderate substance use substance use ch Source Type: news
My Mother Is Holding Me Hostage
What To Do When Mother Belittles Daughterread more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - January 18, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Barbara Greenberg, Ph.D. Tags: Parenting Relationships agoraphobia anxiety brainwashing children dating daughters divorce Grandparents hostage loneliness marriage mothers paranoia pstchology separation anxiety siblings Source Type: news
How to Stop Having Disagreements That Ruin Your Day
Why do we shout at someone we love even though we know it will make things worse? Or trample on people's sentences in a work meeting when we set out to listen? The answer lies in having mindful rather than mindless conversations. read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - January 18, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Rob Kendall Tags: Happiness Parenting Relationships Self-Help argument choice difficult conversations joy mindfulness Source Type: news
For Smarter, Happier, Healthier Kids, Keep Moving!
Children who are physically active do better than others on virtually all developmental measures. They’re not only healthier, stronger, and more resilient to illness, but they’re also happier, more confident, more academically successful, and more creative than others. They sleep better, feel better about themselves, and become healthier adults.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - January 17, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dona Matthews, Ph.D. Tags: Happiness Health Neuroscience Parenting academic achievement accuracy activity attention cocus concentration confidence creativity exercise Finland Fitness Memory reaction time recess self-esteem sleep Source Type: news
When Mental Illness Enters The Family
My TEDx talk, whose link is in this blog, offers four messages for families with a loved one with a mental illness. I hope you will view this talk, which offers practical advice and hope.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - January 17, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lloyd I. Sederer, M.D. Tags: Child Development Parenting Relationships Resilience Source Type: news
Top Five Angry Cartoon Characters
Meet some of the hottest tempered animated characters on television. Each one of these characters has a unique and distinct way of reacting to anger. Some are volatile and others just simply pitch a fit of rage. Regardless of their anger style they all have one thing in common: they could all use some anger management skills. read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - January 16, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Raychelle Cassada Lohmann, M.S., L.P.C. Tags: Parenting Personality Self-Help anger management angry cartoon characters Source Type: news
Parenting Kids with Challenges
Why Elizabeth Corsale, MFT, feels it's a great honor to work with the parents of kids with learning and attention differences, and that she's lucky to learn so much from them about how to keep going in the face of extremely challenging circumstances. read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - January 15, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Samantha Smithstein, Psy.D. Tags: Child Development Education Parenting Resilience ADD ADHD attention differences learning differences resiliency trauma Source Type: news
A Look at Effects of Stimulant Treatment on ADHD
Researchers are working to better understand long-term effects of ADHD medication on the brain.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - January 15, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Joe Magliano, Ph.D. Tags: Child Development Cognition Neuroscience Parenting ADHD behaviors associated with ADHD effects on brain Leslie Matuszewich medication adhd Mercedes McWaters NIU northern illinois university stimulants ttention Deficit Hyperactivi Source Type: news
When You’re Gone: Deployment Effects On Parenting
Deployed soldiers and their families often face great emotional strain when they are forced to separate.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - January 15, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Robert T. Muller, Ph.D. Tags: Parenting Stress Source Type: news
Manifesto 15: Triggering the Education Revolution
On January 1, 2015, John Moravec, a philosopher of education and world traveler, sent out a manifesto about the future of education. It has caught on and spread far more rapidly than he could have imagined it might. Within days, it was read by people in 84 countries and translated into seven languages (with more translations on the way). Read it here and send it on!read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - January 15, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Peter Gray Tags: Child Development Education Ethics and Morality Parenting Philosophy education revolution educational innovation manifesto Source Type: news
Parenting Skills Depend on the Child
The first concern in any system of parenting skills should be a list of the child’s needs.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - January 13, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Michael Karson, Ph.D., J.D. Tags: Child Development Parenting Therapy Source Type: news
