Tag Archive: Teens

Anatomy of Careers (Episode 102)

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Psychologists talk about career choices and how youth can choose a career path.

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Parenting teens: 5 Bestsellers for Parents

Five bestselling parenting books, chosen by a psychologist.

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Can Teen Romantic Love Reduce Crime?

Researchers have looked at possible positive effects of teen romance.

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Partner Abuse, Pt. 4: How are witnesses affected?

Childhood witnesses of domestic violence may be exposed to other forms of abuse. What is the impact?

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Partner Abuse, Pt. 2: Anatomy of Dating Violence (Episode 87)

Psychologists discuss violence in couples and warning signs for parents of teens.

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Memory, Part 3: The Reminiscence Bump: Remembering the "Good Old Days"

Research shows that, regardless of age, people have a greater number of memories between the ages of 10 and 30 than at any other time in their lives.

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Sleep problems, nightmares linked to suicide and mental illness

Psych Central today reported on several papers presented at SLEEP 2009, a Seattle conference of sleep researchers organized by The Associated Professional Sleep Societies. Together, the data suggest that problems with sleep, including insomnia and nightmares, ...

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FA062 – Anatomy of Three Things, Part 9

Doctors Brian and Giuseppe talk about three recent stories on familyanatomy.com: Simple family behaviours that are linked to a reduction in risky sexual behaviour for teens. Professor believes that teens' "sexting" is mostly harmless. How should parents handle it? Lots of Americans engage ...

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Parental Conflict or Separation? No Difference for Teen Well-Being

Researchers have known for some time that teenagers are better off both academically and behaviourally if they live with both parents. However, new research out of the University of Minnesota and Cornell University indicates that if there is significant parental conflict, the relationship between parents staying together and positive ...

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Professor: 'Sexting' is Just 'Spin the Bottle' for the 21st Century

Dr. Peter Cumming, an Associate Professor at York University, believes that 'sexting' - or sending sexually explicit messages or images online or via mobile phones - is no worse for kids than playing doctor or spin-the-bottle. In a talk at Congress of the Humanities ...

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