Over the past decade there has been mounting concern about the mental health of college students. Survey after survey, article and article, blog post after blog post reports high levels of anxiety, depression and other psychological conditions stalking students in quads and lecture halls across the country. Recently anxiety displaced depression …
Ah, the best parenting books of the year. Anyone can find those on Amazon in two seconds. I’ll spare you those important works. Instead what you’ll find on the annual Momma Data list aren’t necessarily the most popular or well-received parenting tomes of 2014. A few are well-known names or titles …
TIME OUT FOR SOCIAL GOODTrees are no longer merely trees. Clouds are not merely clouds. Not to my eight-year old who watches the sky for signs of trouble. A rumble of thunder glues him to my side. A year after Sandy swept into the state and two years after a freak …
Who’s most likely to become depressed in adolescence? A. Young girls who exhibit depressionB. Young girls who exhibit anti-social behaviorC. Young girls who exhibit anxiety If you answered “A” – think again. Anti-social behavior and anxiety best predict adolescent depression in girls. Researchers at University of Wisconsin followed first- and …