ASHA is looking for schools that have successfully implemented National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week to share their stories on an upcoming webinar. If interested in participating, please contact Jeanie at jalter@ashaweb.org.
source: ASHA
Gone are the days of children being "seen and not heard." Today's parents know that it's healthy for a child to express a broad range of emotions. But parents sometimes struggle with how to help their child rein in the big feelings. Knowing how to regulate emotions means...
source: The Wall Street Journal
There's a difference between general aggressive behavior and bullying, even among young children, according to a new study. That means spotting a bully is not as easy as it might seem, the study suggests.
"It's important for us to realize this distinction, in part because...
source: Futurity
A survey of child care providers and early interventionists in the U.S. state of Illinois suggests little has changed with regard to promoting the inclusion of infants and children with disabilities in child care settings.
Nearly...
source: Xinhua Net
Why are more children becoming obese by medical standards and what effect could their moms have? That's what researchers in a new study wanted to find out.
Nearly 1 in 5 children in the U.S. younger than 19 has a body mass index defined...
source: ABC News
Drinking alcohol as a teenager could negatively affect an individual's metabolism, a study has found.
Researchers found even drinking in moderation can have a negative affect on how the body generates energy. The work built...
source: Newsweek
As recently as the turn of the 21st century, roughly half of U.S. teens could expect to spend at least part of their summer vacation lifeguarding, dishing up soft-serve ice cream, selling T-shirts or otherwise working....
source: Pew Research Center
More than half of U.S. teens overestimate how often their peers smoke hookah, and a new study suggests this makes them more than nine times more likely to try it themselves.
"Adolescence is a critical developmental stage when youth are...
source: Reuters Health via Physician's Weekly
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 41 million Americans get six or fewer hours of sleep per night. For teens, it's even worse.
For most adolescents, nine hours of sleep is ideal. Unfortunately, very few are actually managing that. In fact,...
source: U.S. News & World Report
Despite the high profile of out athletes such as Michael Sam and Adam Rippon, adolescent LGBT athletes are "overwhelmingly closeted," according to a study the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and the University of Connecticut.
Play to Win: Improving the Lives of LGBTQ Youth...
source: Advocate
When educators and coaches make kids feel like they matter, it reduces delinquency and destructive behavior. A new study led by a University of Kansas researcher reveals the importance of non-family adults in mentoring youth. "If you...
source: The University of Kansas
Friday, June 29 at 2-3:30 p.m. ET
Presented by Amy Thompson Ph.D., CHES, FESG
Join ASHA and Dr. Amy Thompson for a 1.5 hour webinar discussing the public health impact of guns. This webinar will explore the current status of guns on college campuses and the implications...
source: ASHA
The effects of a head injury differs depending on your gender, according to new research studying repeated mild concussions in young brains. Where adolescent males presented acute symptoms more readily and recovered quicker, females, on the other hand, didn't show as significant...
source: The Toronto Star
Researchers have discovered that teenagers with difficulties in social communication, including autism, have higher rates of depressive symptoms, especially if they are being bullied. Investigators from the University of Bristol used...
source: Psych Central
Many parents already have concerns, but some may now have a new argument for limiting their children's "screen time" — addiction to video games has been recognized by World Health Organization as a mental health disorder. The WHO's International Classification of Diseases,...
source: Reuters
