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Psychotropic Medications Overused Among Foster Children

Monday, August 4th, 2008
New research finds that psychotropic medications are frequently used to treat youth in foster care. The pattern is disturbing because effectiveness and safety of the pharmaceuticals has not been established. Psychotropic ...  Read more... »

Movie Violence Can Overwhelm Children

Monday, August 4th, 2008
A new paper in the peer-reviewed journal Pediatrics documents the alarming numbers of young adolescents age 10-14 who are exposed to graphic violence in movies rated R for violence. They found that these extremely violent ...  Read more... »

Suicide Risk Among Abused Children

Monday, August 4th, 2008
New research suggests children who are repeatedly abused, or are abused by a member of their immediate family, are at higher risk of attempting suicide in later life. Sexual abuse, and to a lesser extent, physical ...  Read more... »

Early Life Experiences Shape Social Skills

Thursday, July 31st, 2008
While it often seems that certain aspects of our personalities are influenced by events that occurred in our childhoods, tangible evidence supporting this assertion has been difficult to obtain. A recent study by Dr. Akaysha Tang's ...  Read more... »

Energy Drinks Linked to Risk Taking

Friday, July 25th, 2008
Energy drinks such as Red Bull, Monster and Rockstar have become commonplace with the global market for these types of drinks exceeding $3 billion a year. Until recently, research on use of the products has ...  Read more... »

School Failure Depresses Girls

Friday, July 25th, 2008
A new report shows that adolescent girls who had a serious school failure by the 12th grade were significantly more likely to have suffered a serious bout of depression at the age of 21 than ...  Read more... »

Diversity Promotes Harmony

Thursday, July 24th, 2008
An intriguing new study suggests children as young as five understand issues regarding integration and separation. The research, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), confirms that the ethnic composition of ...  Read more... »

Rigid Parenting May Backfire

Thursday, July 24th, 2008
New research suggests a link between rigid parenting and increased sexual activity in older teens. Although it is difficult to confirm that controlling mothers and fathers cause kids to have more sex, the findings suggest ...  Read more... »

Family Meals Lower Chance of Teen Substance Use

Thursday, July 24th, 2008
Parents of adolescent children know the challenges of “rounding up the troops” to have a sit-down family dinner. Now, results from a new study provide incentive to make the family meal happen on a regular ...  Read more... »

Parental Training on Sex Ed

Monday, July 14th, 2008
Parents often struggle with the inevitable discussion with their kids about sex. Undoubtedly, sex is one of the most difficult topics a parent can bring up with an adolescent. ...  Read more... »
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