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As legalized recreational marijuana use becomes more widespread, against the advice of medical groups, adolescents are going to be faced more and more with mixed messages. Proponents of legalization say this doesn't need to be a dilemma for parents, because all legalized marijuana is legal only for ages 21 and over.
Negative parenting — such a high‐flown phrase, linked in almost every study to poor outcomes for children — does not convey the anguish felt by many parents of children with various behavioral problems. When the child is sleeping peacefully, the parents plan on how they will respond only positively and with patience no matter what the next day — or hour if it's a nap — brings. But whether it's a developmentally...
Since the movie Boyhood came out almost a year ago, many film critics have given this wonderful coming‐of‐age story glowing reviews. And many parents have discussed it, between themselves, on social media, and on blogs, saying that its slice‐of‐life reality resonated with their own experiences. The movie has an R rating (no one under 17 allowed without a parent), which is likely to discourage many...
Because of parents who think that giving their children an MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccination can lead to autism, parents with babies too young to be vaccinated now have to be afraid that putting their child in day care or going on a vacation to Disneyland will put them at risk for the disease. Every year, there are outbreaks of measles in this country — despite the fact that there is a...
Bullying is harmful to both the victim and the bully, but in teen sports, one of the main causes is jealousy. If your child is a competitive athlete, the bully may be on the same team, or in a solo sport like figure skating, may be a friend. In either case, the friendship or team‐player attitude can dissolve under the powerful emotion of jealousy. And the bullying can take on a vicious aura because...
Sex is a normal part of teen development, and parents need to help their children understand feelings, peer pressure, and how to say no. If your child is having sex, he or she needs to know how to prevent sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy.
At first, when I heard that the director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) was in favor of the burgeoning idea of a “growth chart for the mind,” I was concerned. Don't kids who are too fat or too thin already feel stigmatized? What about kids who are at 5% for height — or 105% for that matter? Who is to say what is “normal” for the developing mind? Besides, as a parent, I can't help...
To succeed in school and life, children and young adults need ongoing opportunities to learn and practice essential skills. This is especially true during the summer months. Many Americans have a wonderful image of summer as a carefree, happy time when kids can be kids, and take for granted the prospect of enriching experiences such as summer camps, time with family, and trips to museums, parks, and...
Parents of particularly defiant children are often unsure what to do about behavior problems. Somehow, they always feel as if they are losing the battle when they practice “no drama” discipline and positive parenting with a child who is hitting.
When their children are diagnosed with a disease that has no cure, parents are concerned, even terrified. But there's no reason for panic. While their worries are understandable, there are many treatment options, and parents — by being the main advocate for their child — can make sure that all possible resources are used to the child's best advantage.
Picky eating, the subject of a widely publicized study thanks to a Pediatrics article last summer, is no joke. It can tear families apart, turning what is supposed to be the peaceful, bonding time of the day — family dinnertime — into a battleground. Or, if not a battleground, a labor‐intensive grueling effort to prepare something that the picky child will eat.
There are so many reasons for having pets around the house, especially if you have children as well. The family dog, the cats cuddling on the couch, the chirping parakeet — all become a part of the family. But what about actually making your child be the main owner of the pet? That has its definite benefits: a great companion, plus a way to learn responsibility. But before you do this, the American...
Sleep deprivation has become virtually epidemic among American teenagers. Research suggests that adolescents require about 8.5 to 9.5 hours of sleep, but according to the National Sleep Foundation, only 14% achieve this goal, and approximately 70% of adolescents obtain less than 8 hours of sleep on a typical weeknight. This chronic sleep debt can have very serious consequences for the developing brain...
Bullying has been linked to health problems in teens, including anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, self‐harm, and disruptive behaviors. With the proliferation of online social media, cyberbullying is also taking place, with about 20% of adolescents being victimized in the past year. Cyberbullying, like face‐to‐face bullying, also increases the risk of mental health problems, as well as substance...
When I was in second grade and living in Racine, Wisconsin, there was a rabies outbreak in the greater Chicago area that received extensive media coverage. Parents kept children indoors because of a perceived risk of marauding mad dogs, and stories about the horrors of having to undergo the treatment shots were widely discussed. Even though I loved dogs, I was petrified of being bitten by a rabid...
Behavior problems occur at higher rates among children with cognitive delays than among typically developing children, and these problems start at very young ages, researchers have found. The behavioral problems persist into adulthood. But there has been little research looking at which children with cognitive delays develop behavior problems, especially in early childhood.
Do chores have developmental significance? In writing a White Paper to help understand what current published research says about chore participation and its benefits (Rende, 2015), it became clear that while chores have been influential in childhood and adolescence, the type of impact on daily family life has changed over the decades. Here I will sketch out three discernible trends I identified,...
Although depression is common in adolescence and young adulthood, little is known about risk factors and trajectories. Long‐standing depression predicts continued problems in adulthood, so researchers examined the course of depression across later adolescence, using the Youth and Mental Health study, which was designed to study risk and protective factors for the development of depression in adolescence...
Over the past several years, child advocates have been increasingly concerned about the rights of youth involved in the juvenile justice system. A recent article by the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange highlights juvenile detainees' inadequate access to legal counsel as one example, and many advocates stress the importance of juveniles' legal rights, noting a trend toward a more punitive and...
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