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Creative Ways Parents Can Boost Everyday Mental Wellness For Kids

25Feb

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Creative Ways Parents Can Boost Everyday Mental Wellness For Kids

Creative Ways Parents Can Boost Everyday Mental Wellness For Kids For busy parents and caregivers juggling work, school demands, and household logistics, mental health in parenting can start to feel like one more item on an already-full list. The daily tension is real: children’s emotions show up loudly and unpredictably, while adults are expected to stay calm, consistent, and available. Yet everyday emotional support is one of the simplest ways parents supporting mental wellness can protect children’s emotional health and steady the whole home. Small, repeatable moments of connection can shape family wellbeing. Understanding Mental and Emotional Wellness at Home Mental and emotional wellness in parenting means noticing your own feelings, handling stress in healthy ways, and modelin...

Social Media Turns Online Arguments Between Teens Into Real-World Violence

25Feb

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Social Media Turns Online Arguments Between Teens Into Real-World Violence

The deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 exposed the power of social media to influence real-world behavior and incite violence. But many adolescents, who spend more time on social media than all other age groups, have known this for years. “On social media, when you argue, something so small can turn into something so big so fast,” said Justin, a 17-year-old living in Hartford, Connecticut, during one of my research focus groups. (The participants’ names have been changed in this article to protect their identities.) For the last three years, I have studied how and why social media triggers and accelerates offline violence. In my research, conducted in partnership with Hartford-based peace initiative COMPASS Youth Collaborative, we interviewed dozens of young peopl...

How Parents And Society Can Prevent Juvenile Crimes

1Mar

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How Parents And Society Can Prevent Juvenile Crimes

Today, juvenile crime has increased in a tremendous rate and this has lot to do with our society. Kids are more exposed to violence and negativity which restricts from having positive mindset. The positivity of a child can only be developed when parents play an active role. Parents' participation in preventing delinquent behaviors It is the parents who have most control over children's behavior. A report shows that families who are enthusiasts in spending more time together can certainly come up with positive outcomes and can even prevent delinquency prevention. A survey conducted by Columbia University has come up with a conclusion that children having their dinner with families' everyday are less likely to get involved into any illegal substances. Usually, it has been observed that...

No Electronics Needed: Unplug And Connect With These Home Activities

1Mar

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No Electronics Needed: Unplug And Connect With These Home Activities

The National Association for the Education of Young Children’s ongoing advice for guardians and parents is to have daily “connect time” with children. “Schedule time for doing an activity of your child’s choosing. Be sure to follow through and complete the activity without any distractions. Try not to text, answer calls, scroll through social media or watch television,” NAEYC asserts. Even though some American children are still schooling at home since COVID-19, fun, non-electronic-oriented activities can be incorporated to occupy non-schooling times. And while after-school sports may have dominated a child’s interests, engaging and entertaining options include both creative and age-old ideas, according to the Child Life team at UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center in Worcest...

Why Kids Lose Interest In Learning, And Why It’s Not Their Fault

23Dec

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Why Kids Lose Interest In Learning, And Why It’s Not Their Fault

Why Kids Lose Interest In Learning, And Why It’s Not Their Fault Parents play a powerful role in shaping how children feel about learning. From the way curiosity is handled at the dinner table to how mistakes are framed after school, kids absorb signals about whether learning is joyful, stressful, or something to “get through.” The good news: keeping the love of learning alive doesn’t require fancy programs or perfect parenting. It’s built in small, repeatable ways. A quick snapshot for busy parents Children stay curious when learning feels meaningful, safe, and connected to real life. They thrive when effort is praised over outcomes, when questions are welcomed, and when adults around them model curiosity themselves. Structure matters—but so does freedom. The problem usually isn’t l...

Teenagers And AI Companions — What You Need To Know

10Dec

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Teenagers And AI Companions — What You Need To Know

Teenagers Turning To AI Companions Are Redefining Love As Easy, Unconditional And Always There. Teenagers are falling in love with chatbots. Young people are reporting epidemic levels of loneliness, and some are turning to technology to fill the void. Recent tragedies provide a glimpse into the extent of this trend and the dangers it poses. A 14-year-old boy’s suicide following a romantic relationship with an AI companion raised national alarms about the dangers these relationships may pose to young people’s mental and emotional development. In 2021, a 19-year-old who had been in an emotional relationship with an AI companion broke into Windsor Castle with a crossbow, saying that he was going to kill the queen. The chatbot gave encouraging responses when he told it of his intention to ...

12Dec

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Young Minds And Social Media

Social media rewires young minds – here’s how. That satisfying feeling after doomscrolling through endless TikTok videos or impulsively shopping online mimics the relief of scratching an itch. This is dopamine at work — a brain chemical (neurotransmitter) responsible for feelings of reward and accomplishment. Whether indulging in viral videos or engaging in new hobbies, dopamine creates a sense of achievement that keeps us coming back for more. However, reliance on these dopamine hits can lead to lasting brain changes, particularly in teenagers and young adults. This is what my team and I at London Southbank University study. We investigated which brain regions and connections change due to increased social media engagement — or “dopa-mining”, as we call it. Using social media lights ...

How To Keep Your Child Safe From Abuse The Right Way

8Dec

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How To Keep Your Child Safe From Abuse The Right Way

I want to keep my child safe from abuse − but research tells me I’m doing it wrong. Child sexual abuse is uncomfortable to think about, much less talk about. The idea of an adult engaging in sexual behaviors with a child feels sickening. It’s easiest to believe that it rarely happens, and when it does, that it’s only to children whose parents aren’t protecting them. This belief stayed with me during my early days as a parent. I kept an eye out for creepy men at the playground and was skeptical of men who worked with young children, such as teachers and coaches. When my kids were old enough, I taught them what a “good touch” was, like a hug from a family member, and what a “bad touch” was, like someone touching their private parts. But after nearly a quarter-century of conducting res...

Parents Here’s How To Get Your Kids To Think Twice About Popular Social Media Challenges

12Dec

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Parents Here’s How To Get Your Kids To Think Twice About Popular Social Media Challenges

Teenage brains are drawn to popular social media challenges – here’s how parents can get their kids to think twice. Viral social media trends started innocently enough. In the early 2010s there was planking, the “Harlem Shake” dance and lip syncing to Carly Rae Jepsen’s summer anthem “Call Me Maybe.” Then came the ice bucket challenge, which raised an estimated US$115 million for ALS research. In recent years, social media challenges have grown more popular – and more dangerous, leading to serious injuries and even deaths. It’s not hard to see why. The milk crate challenge dares people to walk or run across a loosely stacked pyramid of milk crates, the Tide pod challenge involves eating laundry detergent pods, and the Benadryl challenge encourages taking six or more doses of over-the-c...

Teens See Selected Content As Not Just “For Them” But Also “About Them”

12Dec

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Teens See Selected Content As Not Just “For Them” But Also “About Them”

Teens see social media algorithms as accurate reflections of themselves, study finds. Social media apps regularly present teens with algorithmically selected content often described as “for you,” suggesting, by implication, that the curated content is not just “for you” but also “about you” – a mirror reflecting important signals about the person you are. All users of social media are exposed to these signals, but researchers understand that teens are at an especially malleable stage in the formation of personal identity. Scholars have begun to demonstrate that technology is having generation-shaping effects, not merely in the way it influences cultural outlook, behavior and privacy, but also in the way it can shape personality among those brought up on social media. The prevalenc...