Does your lounge room look like the picture at the top of this post? Have you ever found yourself looking at your family who are all in one room yet every set of eyes is focused on different screen and immersed in an activity of conversation that does not involve any one else in the […]
Continue readingChildren change during puberty, so do their sleep habits. Specifically, their biological rhythms — the sleep and wake cycle — get longer to varying degrees. This can cause a teen to function better at night and need to sleep later. Adolescents with very long rhythms — 25 hours or longer — are considered delayed. When […]
Continue readingAccording to a team of psychologists, today’s definition of cool is less about being a rebel without a cause, and more about being friendly and warm. That’s the conclusion of a new study which set out to find the contemporary definition of ‘cool,’ a concept traditionally associated with characteristics like emotional control, rebelliousness, toughness and […]
Continue readingMore than a quarter of Northern Ireland teenagers have had sex by the time they reach 16, new research has revealed. A third of them claimed it happened on the spur of the moment, according to a young life and times survey carried out last year on behalf of Queen’s University and the University of […]
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No one likes being lied to. But when it is a loved one who lies to us it always worst. From frustration to rejection, confusion to curiosity, the sense that your teenager is lying to you can evoke a whole range of responses. Recently I have had a number of conversations about teenagers and lying, […]
Continue readingFacebook is developing technology that would allow children younger than 13 years old to use the social-networking site under parental supervision, a step that could help the company tap a new pool of users for revenue but also inflame privacy concerns. Read full article in Wall Street Journal here
Continue readingPeople over the age of 55 pick passwords double the strength of those chosen by people under 25 years old. That’s according to the largest ever study of password security, which also found that most of us choose passwords that are less secure than security experts recommend. This research was based on the hashed versions […]
Continue readingAfter studies emerged more than a decade ago showing that the highest rates of physical and sexual assault happen to women ages 16 to 24, programs to prevent abusive relationships have concentrated on high school and college students. Research shows that some seventh graders have already experienced physical and emotional harm while dating. Read New […]
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Some topics are good to know about, others are essential. Establishing and maintaining clear and appropriate boundaries for and with our teenagers fits in the latter category. Whether the issue is communication, discipline, safety, conflict, or developing independence, boundaries is part of the answer. With this in mind I thought it would be good to […]
Continue readingChildren who go through puberty early are at greater risk of anxiety and depression later in adolescence, research has found. Melbourne University and Orygen Youth Health researchers found that those who went through puberty earlier than their peers had an enlarged pituitary gland – the part of the brain responsible for triggering puberty – and […]
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