For Parents, For Teachers & Principals
Developmental Assets from the Search Institute are the key part in Teens and Transition – A Parent Guide. The Search Institute bridges research and practice to help young people become their best selves. Search Institute has compiled decades of research from...
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Recommended article: How solitude and isolation can affect your social skills by Zaria Borvett An excerpt from the article: According to Ty Tashiro, a psychologist and the author of Awkward: The Science of Why We’re Socially Awkward and Why That’s Awesome,...
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Recommended article: What Other Cultures can Teach us about Forgiveness by William Park on the BBC website From the article: Forgiving someone else can have a positive effect on your life, but exactly how you forgive someone depends on where in the world you are from....
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Suicide rates for teens have risen between 2010 and 2015 after a nearly two decade decline according to data from the US federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Why the rates went up isn’t known but the rates among US teens occurred at the same time...
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This article by psychologist Lisa Damour offers helpful tips for students going back to school in times of Covid-19. The 2020 Back-to-School List for Teens’ Emotional Well-Being A free account may be needed to read this New York Times piece. Can parents help...
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Tech distractions may harm your concentration, but you can reverse it, says psychologist Originally aired March 15, 2020 Designing for dependence: How your devices and apps are built to get you hooked. Stefan Van der Stigchel, a cognitive psychologist and author of...
