Children who set reachable goals for themselves make an investment in their future. As a result, they are more likely to make responsible decisions that...
We typically associate stress with the challenges of adult life: work responsibilities, family needs, and other conflicting or overlapping commitments that demand both attention and...
Keeping up with current events often means facing the grim reality of youth violence in our society. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s...
A recent study headed by Christina Hinton, Ed.D. at Harvard Graduate School of Education “found that from elementary school to high school, happiness is positively correlated with...
Social emotional learning has been shown to heighten academic success, ready students for the workplace, and help prevent risky behaviors such as substance abuse and...
Card games can be a beneficial means for children to build character, develop executive function skills, and learn healthy bonding norms. According to an article recently published...
According to a recent study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Sciences (APS), “children with high self-control — who are typically better able to pay...
According to a study by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, children and teens who spend time on social networking sites are...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released a study that showed adolescent e-cigarette use tripled between 2013 and 2014. This new trend means...
The Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley recently highlighted the essential connection between social emotional learning and mindfulness. The center states that...
Prescription opioid abuse has risen significantly over the past decade, leading the federal government and many state governments to instate more stringent laws to reduce...
Conventional wisdom suggests isolation rises out of addiction, but studies have shown that in fact addiction may be a result of social isolation. Of course, there is...
Executive function development is essential for success in college and career. These executive function skills consist of working memory, mental flexibility, and self-control—all necessary components...
Interactive activities are an integral part of social emotional learning. The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) states that “learning is an intrinsically social and...
Effective communication skills are key to resilient living. Communication is the means by which we interact with the world, and how we communicate plays a...
The road to healthy living begins with children setting reachable goals, but to stay true to that road children must learn to make responsible decisions. ...
As children enter adolescence, their minds and bodies are rapidly changing. Adolescence marks the beginning of more complex relationships, including romantic relationships, as hormones begin...
Think of Vermont, and you most likely conjure images of mountains ablaze with russet foliage and roads meandering through quaint covered bridges. You might not...