This workshop will elucidate the how, why, and where in implementing unique programs in a variety of settings in private practice, schools, and communities at large, to mediate dysfunctional relationships and understand healthy ones. Attendees will be able to identify the use of social media and...
If you’ve made some wrong decisions in your own life about sex and unhealthy relationships, your daughter needs to know that her decisions can have the same impact on her life. Of course, teenagers are famous for saying, “No, that’ll never happen to me” and going ahead and doing ...
New Program Guides Local Teens toward Healthy RelationshipsChildren and teenagers often learn important lessons on dating,friendship and drugs from actors...Amanda S. F. Hartle
Stronger relationships Increased self-esteem Prevention of burnout Self-care is essential for mental health because it can reduce stress and improve mood. Self-care is also a great prevention for burnout. Practicing self-care increases your energy making you more resistant to stress. ...
Building and sustaining relationships with our grandchildren is mutually beneficial. A recent study from Boston College, found that children who have a close relationship with their grandparents are less likely to be depressed as adults. For grandparents, a close relationship with their grandchildren boo...
Teens' higher order executive functions such as impulse control and long-term thinking are still developing, making it tougher to make nutritious choices in a landscape already skewed toward unhealthy options. And with adolescence comes greater self-consciousness about one's body and eating, more scr...
Giving Teens a Strong Start: National Dating Violence Prevention Program Prepares Teens for Healthy Relationships Family & Intimate Partner Violence QuarterlyDebbie LeeSally Schaeffer
"In the work that we do at Start Strong, we're always looking for, like, what are the conversations we're not having with young people as they're forming their relationships and thinking about healthy versus unhealthy relationships?" Daley says....
found consistent evidence of a cross-sectional association between unhealthy diets (generally including refined grains, processed meat and snacks, diet- and sugar rich soft drinks, fried food and foods high in saturated fat and sugar) and poor psychosocial well-being in children and adolescents [9...
Friendship is one of the most elevating aspects of life. Besides fun and connection, friendship can provide important emotional and physical support. Friendship also plays a central role in our overall well-being. Recent studies suggest, “People who value social relationships are likelier to be ...