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This page links to some articles that might be of interest to parents of teenagers.
Why Are Young People Everywhere So Unhappy 25
How Parents Can help students develop study skills 25
Tips for Balancing Academic Standards and Mental Health 22
Why are teens so sad these days? 22
Suggestions To Parents For Dealing with teen mental health challenges 22
How Parents Can Better Motivate Teens 21
Tips to help teens build resilience and want to do community service
Supporting teens as they return to school 21
When Parents Should and Shouldn't Be involved in the college process 21
Adolescent Brains are wired to want status and respect '21
What I learned from my transgender child 20
Why Struggle Is Crucial For Growth19
Talking About Failure Is Crucial For Growth19
How To Stop Thinking Your Teen Is Pushing Your Buttons19
Aim for Kindness Rather Than Success and you might get both 19
How to Help Your Child Through the College Application Process 19
How To Be A Good Parent To A Teen18
How To Avoid Being A Snowplow Parent19
Why Your Grumpy Teenager Doesn't Want To Talk To You 17
Why Teens Become Allergic To Their Parents (It's not just you!)
How parents can support teens' mental health 18
Getting A Handle on Self Harm 19
Helping with College Search and Applications:
Here's a link to an InGenius webinar called Parent Dos and Don'ts in College Admissions. The first hour is more a review of college admissions in general, but about 68 minutes in, it gets to Parent Dos and Don'ts: https://ingeniusprep.com/parenting-admissions/
Parent dos and don'ts on a tour 22
Parent advice regardling the college search and process22
Why "top notch" colleges aren't necessarily what you want and suggestions to parents 22
Key Advice For Parents On College Visits 22
3 messages for parents during the admissions process 22
2 Things Parents Should Be Involved in during the admissions process 21
HOW TO HELP YOUR CHILD NAVIGATE THE COLLEGE SEARCH18.DOCX
Once in College
Frank Bruni - How to get the most out of college 18
Procrastination
How Do I Help My Child to Complete Homework? 21
Brain Science About Changing Habits 20
The Unexpected Reason Some Students Procrastinate
Teens, Screens and Phones:
10 Things To know about Teens and Social Media with links 23
New methodology to fight teen gaming and internet addictions 22
New study urges 2 hour screen limit per day for teens 22
A teen on What happened when I quit social media 21
Social Media's effect on school 19
Scientific Date About Teens, Screens and Mental Illness 19
Seemingly Innocuous Video Games and Predators 19
Games, Social Media and Teen Health19
The Mere Presence of Your Smartphone Reduce Brainpower 17
Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?
Increased Hours Online and Teen Depression 17
Here's an article about avoiding screens before sleep time: https://www.tuck.com/smartphones-and-sleep/
Importance of Teen Sleep
California LETTING STUDENTS SLEEP LATER 22
Helping School Age Kids Sleep better
The Case For Letting Teens Sleep Later 17
Here's an article about sleep and mental health: https://www.bestmattressreviews.com/mental-health-sleep/
Here's an article about sleep and anxiety: https://www.bestmattressreviews.com/anxiety-and-sleep/
Here's an article about sleep and productivity: www.tuck.com/productivity-and-sleep/
Teens and Sex
How to Teach Teens About Love and Relationships 18
The Love Lives of Digital Natives 17
Children on The Spectrum and future plans
Looking Into The Future For A Child With Autism 17
Depression
Excellent article about why teen depression is growing 22
All Teens Should be screened for depression 18
Teen Anxiety
Why Are More Teens Suffering From Severe Anxiety 17
Why Are More Teens Suffering From Severe Anxiety 17
Treating Anxiety In Children 17
Fighting Teen Recklessness
Ways to Limit Teen Recklessness 17
Eating Disorders and Food Issues
https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/college-resource-center/eating-disorders/
How Sugar and Diet can negatively affect teens' mental health18
E Cigarettes
Excellent introduction from RI Dept. of Health: https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/factsheet/pdfs/e-cigarettes-usb-flash-p.pdf
Specific Information about why ecigarettes are especially bad for teens: https://e-cigarettes.surgeongeneral.gov/
How To Help Teens Quit Vaping18
Vaping Nicotine and Addiction18
FDA to crack down on e-cigarettes 18
Did Juul Lure Teens and hook customers for Life? 18
JUUL is a vice teens can't resist
The Promise of Vaping and the Rise of JUUL 18
Vaping Can Be Addictive and lead teens to smoke 18
I Can't Stop The Vaping Explosion 18
New worries about Juuls including effects on DNA 18
Study finds Vaping can be addictive 18
Alcohol
Study about Parents who let teens get used to alcohol at home 18
Teens and Pot:
How to know whether you're addicted to pot 23
New Evidence of Pot's Damage To The Teen Brain19
Malcolm Gladwell: Is Pot As Safe As We Think?19
Energy Drinks
Teens Saving Money
Teens Should Start Saving For Retirement 18
Online Education:
While online education is great in some contexts like lifelong learning, this article highlights problems using it as a substitute for students who struggle in the classroom.
Online Courses are harming students who need the most help18
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