Blog

How Teachers Can Help Students Who’ve Survived Trauma

For children who have experienced trauma, learning can be a struggle. Trauma can cause physiological symptoms like stomachaches, headaches, and poor sleep habits. The impacts of a traumatic experience can affect a child well after the event into adulthood.[1] A child may feel hopeless, helpless, out of control and experience feelings of anxiety that won’t […]

Read More...

Student Mental Health: Teens and Depression

It can be easy to write off moodiness as hormones or teen drama, but could there be something more to it? The results from a Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy Study show that depression increased significantly in the U.S. from 2005 to […]

Read More...

What You Need to Know About Alcohol and Tobacco Use in Middle Schools

Why is adolescence a critical time to intervene in smoking and alcohol use? Early introduction of these substances can lead to a variety of adverse consequences, including addiction later in life, not to mention the impact on a developing brain and body. Identifying adolescents at greatest risk can also help stop problems before they develop.

Read More...

Adolescent Body Angst: Middle School Kids & Self Esteem

It’s a shared human experience: adolescence and puberty, and all the challenges that go with them as our bodies develop and change. Body image not only affects how we see ourselves, but it also affects how we interact with others and how we behave. Under ideal circumstances, kids develop realistic body images, but not all […]

Read More...

How Do Natural Disasters Impact Our Children?

Whether you live in one of the states hard-hit by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma or not, it’s difficult to ignore what a natural disaster might mean for your family. In the aftermath of the devastating power of these hurricanes or the recent fires, floods, and earthquakes occurring all around us, it’s common for adults to […]

Read More...

Should Students Have a Reasonable Right to Online Privacy?

Because they grew up in a digital age, it would seem like kids today would be so-called digital natives: able to navigate the challenges of cyber living with ease but it’s not quite that simple. Young people are immature and can be impulsive. Caught in a digital paradox of wanting to share their private lives […]

Read More...