Maybe More to the ‘Screen-time” Question for Kids and it’s Link to Behavior
Razi Berry School-aged children who spend more time in front of screens are only slightly more likely to have attention disorders, disturbed sleep or lower grades and are no more likely to suffer from depression and anxiety, finds one of the largest studies to date to explore how screen time impacts youth. The research, published […]
‘Time-Outs’ Not Harmful to Children, Study Says
Razi Berry Now, a new study suggests that despite sometimes getting a bad rap in the news, the common disciplinary strategy isn’t linked to harmful effects in children. New study suggests the common disciplinary strategy isn’t linked to harmful effects Researchers compared emotional and behavioral health between kids whose parents reported using time-outs and those […]
It’s Hard to Find a Therapist Skilled in PTSD
Razi Berry Lauren Walls has lived with panic attacks, nightmares and flashbacks for years. The 26-year-old San Antonio teacher sought help from a variety of mental health professionals — including spending five years and at least $20,000 with one therapist who used a Christian-faith-based approach, viewing her condition as part of a spiritual weakness that […]
Controlling Parents Create Mean College Kids
(NaturalPath) According to a study out of the University of Vermont, published in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence, college students who have parents that lay a guilt-trip or manipulate them transfer that stress into mean behavior on their friends. That way they responded to stress was carried out – either immediately and impulsively or in […]
Fish Oil To Prevent Psychosis
(NaturalPath) A recent study examined fish oils as a possible nutritional intervention for mental health disorders. Eighty-one participants were randomly assigned to the experimental group, who received poly-unsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), or the control group, who received a placebo. They were then assessed at four, eight, and twelve weeks. Later they were followed up with at […]