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Healthcare providers and parents should begin talking to adolescents in middle school about healthy romantic and sexual relationships and mutual respect for others, a doctors' group urges. Obstetrician-gynecologists, in particular, should screen their patients routinely...
source: Reuters
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will issue a ban on the sale of fruit and candy flavored electronic cigarettes in convenience stores and gas stations, an agency official said, in a move to counter a surge in teenage use of e-cigarettes....
source: Reuters
As many as 8 million U.S. public school students struggle academically simply because they miss too much school. Recognizing this, 36 states and the District of Columbia have begun holding schools accountable for chronic student absenteeism under the federal Every Student...
source: Education Next
The American Academy of Pediatrics has hardened its stance against spanking children as a form of parental discipline.
In a new policy statement, published in the journal Pediatrics, the pediatricians' group recommends that adults caring for children use "healthy forms of...
source: CNN
All those hall monitors exhorting students to stand up straight may be on to something: A new study finds that a typical student hunching under the weight of a backpack could experience more than 11 times that weight in stress on their...
source: Education Week
A key factor in reducing obesity is physical exercise. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other leading experts recommend 60 minutes every day, but for public schools that can be a challenge when time constraints and budget...
source: Education DIVE
Results from a new study show that children and adolescents feel the impacts of ADHD more acutely than their caregivers know, and point to the need for ongoing communication with teachers, coaches and physicians to ensure the most optimal treatment plan is in place.
source: ADDitude Magazine
Jill Barshay, a contributor for The Hechinger Report, writes: "In September 2018, I wrote about the so-called “Trump effect” on bullying in schools, citing a study that found higher bullying rates in GOP districts after...
source: The Hechinger Report (commentary)
Marijuana, it seems, is not a performance-enhancing drug. That is, at least, not among young people, and not when the activity is learning. A study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry finds that when adolescents stop using marijuana...
source: MindShift
The rate of emergency department visits among children and youth for mental health concerns has risen dramatically across dozens of U.S. hospitals since 2012, with the rate of mental health diagnoses notably high among black patients, according...
source: U.S. News & World Report
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Youth substance abuse trends change over time. Vaping has increased in popularity among youth. Though health implications are still emerging, efforts to regulate the...
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A well-nourished student is more likely to succeed in school, and participation in the child nutrition programs ensures...
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Kids take their cues from mom and dad, so it only makes sense to participate with them when teaching them the merits of exercise. Couch potato kids are a real concern. The College of New Jersey exercise science professor Avery Faigenbaum defined the term exercise-deficit...
source: HealthDay News via Medical Xpress
