Tag Archive for health
Pot Altered The Brain After One Time Use
More teens are vaping pot because it seems safer
Good Sleep….Healthier Teens
Regular bedtimes and adequate sleep during childhood may contribute toward a healthy weight in the teen years
Pot Problems
Pot’s increasing potency could make it more likely that toking will interfere with users’ lives
Screen Time Study Shows Differences In...
Some children who spent more time on smartphones and other devices exhibited a different brain pattern than kids with less screen time
Depression In Adolescents And Young...
Are phones and social media to blame?
From The Gen Z Perspective
Conversations between my peers are often peppered with jokes of self-harm, anorexia, and suicide
Sleep Study: How Can We Improve A Teen...
One sleep study may have a simple answer…
How High School Football Changes Teen...
A single season of high school football may be enough to cause structural changes to a teen’s brain
Are Sugar-Sweetened Drinks Addictive?
According to a new study involving teen participants, sugar-sweetened beverages may be quite addictive and can lead to withdrawal symptoms when a…
Social Media Linked To Mental Health...
The first experimental study examining use of multiple platforms shows a causal link between time spent on these social media and increased…
Juul Quits Social Media
As part of the company’s response to the FDA’s call for changes to curb underage e-cigarette use
More US Kids Get Paralyzing Illness,...
This year, there have been 90 cases spread among 27 states
Why Do We Over-Schedule Our Kids…...
Families fret over finances for college. But all this craziness comes at a cost to parents and children
Digital Media Is ‘Like Cocaine&...
Some doctors refer to behaviors resulting from overexposure to digital devices as “virtual autism.”
Alarming Number Of Teens Using Sleep...
Doctors Warn of Potentially Risky Results
The Dark Side Of Kids Screens Begins To...
A dark consensus about screens and kids Begins To Emerge In Silicon Valley
Flashback: The Tech Industry’s War On...
How psychology is being used as a weapon against children
When Kids Give Up Pot, Their Cognition...
Marijuana use in adolescents is associated with reduced neurocognitive functioning, but when adolescents stop using the drug, their verbal learning and memory…
More College Students Seeking Mental...
Anxiety, depression and panic attacks are sending U.S. college students to mental health clinics in record numbers
Exploring Teen Suicide Free Download
Every year, 5,000 teenagers commit suicide, a number that sadly continues increase
Teen Sex: STDs At A Record High… Again
Your response to 4-years-in-a-row of STD’s at a record high
college student mental health problems...
World Health Organization finds that one in three college students worldwide have a mental health condition
Sleep-deprived teen
Fifty-six percent of parents of teens who have sleep troubles believe the use of electronics is hurting their child’s shut-eye.
Raising Kids With Religion Protects...
Kids and teens who are raised with religious or spiritual practices tend to have better health and mental health as they age.
Infographic: Teens Social Media Life
Teens with low social emotional well being experience more of the negative effects of social media and kids with high social emotional…
In Teen Friendships, Misery Does Love...
A new study finds teens with similar levels of anxiety and depression are more likely to remain friends.
Religious Folks And Happiness
New research suggests that people who are religious gain happiness from believing there is a deeper meaning to everyday events
Navigating Screen Time
Amid roiling debates about the impact of screen time on teenagers, roughly half of those ages 13 to 17 are themselves worried…
Belong: Parents’ Religious Beliefs...
Teens, especially girls, whose parents are religious may be less likely to die by suicide, no matter how they feel about religion…
Relational Capacity And Ministry Burnout
5 Practices that Cultivate Relational Health and Longevity in Ministry
Helping Kids Cope With Anxiety
Ways to identify signs of anxiety and how to help your kids through their experience with it
1 In 4 Teenage Girls Deliberately Harm...
Up to 30 percent of teenage girls in some parts of the United States say they have intentionally injured themselves
Hot Cheetos And Takis Under Fire After...
Hot Cheetos and Takis under fire after snacking teen needs gallbladder removal
Chemicals Chemicals Harming Children
Chemicals in Food May Harm Children, Pediatricians’ Group Says
The CDC, Teen Risks, And Who Is...
Fewer high school students are drinking, having sex and using drugs… but still “leaves room for concern.”
For Teens, More Screen Time Tied To Less...
Greater amounts of daily screen time are associated with more insomnia symptoms and shorter sleep duration among adolescents.
Study: Depression Striking More Young...
There’s been a sharp spike in cases of major depression among teens and millennials
Why Sex Matters
It is always amazing to me that God created physical intimacy in such a way to provide a deep connection with your…
Teens Exposed To More Junk Food Ads Eat...
The largest study of its kind found teens who were exposed to more junk food advertising consumed more unhealthy foods every week.
Are Smartphones Causing More Teen...
Increases in depression and suicide appeared among teens in 2012 – the same time smartphone ownership became the norm
Misuse Of Attention Deficit...
There were 156,365 calls to poison control centers for people under 20 who were improperly exposed to ADHD medication
Drinking In Adolescence Derails Brain...
“When we did this study, we saw that children as young as 12 sometimes start drinking.”
Feds Warn: Kids Are Drinking E-Cig Toxic...
Feds warn e-cigarette makers about packaging after thousands of kids drink toxic liquid
Transgender Youth At Higher Risk Of...
New research finds that transgender and gender-nonconforming youth are diagnosed with mental health conditions much more frequently than young people who identify…
Smartphone Use Tied To Anxiety,...
Overuse of smart phones is just like any other type of substance abuse.
Pressures For Perfection Pt 2. Suicide
This 16-year-old’s suicide letters are a cry for help and a national call for change
The Scary Truth About What’s Hurting...
The increase in depression and suicide rate correlates to the iPhones being released.
Teen Suicide Is Soaring
Although black kids kill themselves less often than white youth do, the rate of increase was higher — 77%.
The Tech Industry’s War On Kids
How psychology is being used as a weapon against children
Confessions Of An Overweight Youth...
I knew I had two options: burn some calories or burn-out of ministry
Social Media Friends Can Bruise Your...
Seeing too many social media posts from friends about their fitness activity can harm your body image, a new study contends.
What Parents Need To Know About Juuling....
It’s a popular e-cigarette system that looks a lot like a USB flash drive
The Truth About Teen Eating Disorders
Diagnoses of eating disorders, specifically anorexia nervosa, carry the highest death rate of all mental health disorders.
Pediatricians Call For Depression...
During the teenage years, there’s about a 20% of having depression or anxiety
Pot Or Alcohol Is Worse For You
It’s a tough call, but based on the science, there appears to be a clear answer
Sleepy U.S. Teens Are Running On Empty
Most American teenagers are plagued by too little sleep, which can hurt their health and their school performance, federal health officials said
Early Periods, Higher Heart Risks?
Women who began having their periods before age 12 were 10 percent more likely to develop heart disease than those who were…
Teens And TV
Teenagers who watch more than three hours of commercial TV a day are more likely to eat hundreds of extra junk food…
Mumps Cases In 2017
Federal health officials estimate that about 5,000 people have had mumps this year, with the highest numbers reported in Arkansas, Missouri, New…
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Iceland Knows How To Stop Teen Substance...
State funding for organised sport and other clubs has increased in Iceland to give kids new ways to feel like part of…
3 Ingredients Catalyzing The Spike In...
And How a Caring Adult Can Actually Help
The Rise of Anxiety and Depression in...
We can’t afford the risks associated with these realities, so it’s best to be proactive in helping teens develop a more positive,…
Why American Teenagers Suffering From...
Parents, therapists and schools are struggling to figure out whether helping anxious teenagers means…
Get Inside Your Adolescent’s Brain To...
To effectively counsel teens about dangers associated with substance use, think in developmental terms
Life Norms And The Effects On Faith For...
They want to make the most of their opportunities and see a purpose for existing beyond themselves.
One In Four girls is depressed at age 14
New research shows a quarter of girls (24%) and one in 10 boys (9%) are depressed at age 14
TV/Video Games In Bedroom Can Lead To...
When a child has a TV or video games in their bedroom, negative consequences may happen
Smartphones: The New Teen Mental Health...
The generation that’s grown up with cellphones are less social and more prone to depression. Psychiatrist Jean Twenge
Is Getting Wasted Really A Big Deal?
“Mom, smoking weed really isn’t a big deal.”
Have Smartphones Destroyed A Generation...
More comfortable online than out partying…But they’re on the brink of a mental-health crisis
Earlier Drinking By Teens Linked To...
Teens who start drinking at younger ages are more likely to have their first sexual encounter earlier than others, according to a…
Young Cyberbullying Victims Are Double...
Children and young people under-25 who become victims of cyberbullying are more than twice as likely to enact self-harm and attempt suicide…
Another Argument For Starting School...
Teens Sleeping in Would Save the U.S. $9 Billion a Year
Energy Drink….May Hike Risk Of...
Researchers suggests young adults who regularly consume highly caffeinated energy drinks may be at risk for future substance use.
Fatal Opioid ODs On The Rise Among U.S....
Drug overdose deaths among older teenagers in the United States has taken a turn for the worse, a new federal report finds,…
Female Bodybuilder 25 Dies Of Protein...
Coroners listed “intake of bodybuilding supplements” as one of Hefford’s causes of death, along with the disorder
Obesity In Teen Years Tied To Colon...
Overweight and obese teens in Israel had about a 53 percent higher risk for colon cancer as adults
25 Year Outcomes In Adolescents Who Self...
A new study has found that teenagers who self-harm are more likely to experience substance abuse and psychosocial problems as adults
Chronic Depression In Young Teens Tied...
Research carried out by scientists investigating depression in early teenage years and the use of marijuana later in life has found a…
Alarming Spike In Middle School Suicide...
The suicide rate doubled between 2007 and 2014, surpassing the death rate from car crashes
Teen Boys & Girls May Experience...
U.K. researchers have discovered depression has different effects on the brain activity of male and female….
Most U.S. Teens Aren’t “Doing It”
Sex is everywhere in the media, and so you may be convinced that today’s teens are always looking to “hook-up.” But new…
Teens Are Getting As Little Exercise As...
A significant majority of teenagers don’t get the recommended 60 minutes of exercise per day,
10 Big, Biblical Reasons Teens Should...
Clearly a Biblically comprehensive case against smoking weed
College Students, Poor Sleep Habits...
College students with irregular patters of sleep and wakefulness also had lower grade point averages.
Health Tip: Graduating Teens, Take Care...
Heading to college after high school graduation represents a big transition, including the need to take care of yourself
Night Phone Use A Danger For Adolescent...
Adolescents’ late-night mobile phone use was directly linked to poor quality sleep, which subsequently led to poorer mental health outcomes, reduced coping,…
New Teen Drivers Face Triple The Risk Of...
Newly minted teen drivers in the United States have almost triple the risk of being involved in a deadly crash than adults,…
Witnessing Parental Psychological Abuse...
Childhood exposure to parental psychological abuse appears to be more damaging to children’s future mental health than witnessing physical violence between parents
Marijuana May Make Your Gums Go To Pot
People who use it frequently twice as likely to have periodontal disease, researchers say
Psychologist Debunks Claim That Fidget...
Fidget spinners have absolutely no scientific studies behind them…They’re a toy, not a treatment
Heavy Kids Face Triple The Odds For...
When compared with normal-weight kids who become overweight adults, overweight or obese youth in the study faced three times the risk of…
Teen Dies After Ingesting Large Amounts...
Died from a caffeine-induced cardiac event
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