Five bestselling parenting books, chosen by a psychologist.
Five bestselling parenting books, chosen by a psychologist.
Researchers have looked at possible positive effects of teen romance.
Childhood witnesses of domestic violence may be exposed to other forms of abuse. What is the impact?
Psychologists discuss violence in couples and warning signs for parents of teens.
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.
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, are linked to anxiety, depression, and suicide risk.
Dr. Philip Gehrman of the University of Pennsylvania examined data from hundreds [...]
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 in unhygienic pool behaviour. Does it make people sick? Does it matter?
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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 outcomes no longer holds. More specifically [...]
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 and Social Sciences at Carleton University in Ottawa, Dr. Cumming argued [...]
A study to be published in the June issue of Medical Care suggests that teens perceive obstacles to treatment that could make them reluctant to obtain professional help. Dr. Lisa Meredith and her colleagues contend that teen depression is a serious problem, one that has a social and academic as well as an emotional impact; [...]
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