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December 18, 2015

Peer Pressure in Elementary School

Teaching young children about peer pressure can be tricky because they haven’t mastered the ability to think abstractly and don’t fully understand that actions can have […]
December 18, 2015

Social Media Pressure

Derek Streeter, dean of Thunderbird High School, says that he meets with close to 40 students a day to discuss behavioral problems that are more often […]
December 18, 2015

Step By Step

Growing up, my ambition was to play professional baseball. But as much as I loved it, there seemed to be an absent spark. Although I was […]
December 5, 2015

Hope And Healing

A look inside the chemistry and causes of Suicide. Each day, an average of 12 young people commit suicide in the United States, leaving behind devastated […]
December 5, 2015

Digital Evolution

Remember the old days? When there was only one wired phone for the entire family and it was bolted to the kitchen wall? When kids wanted […]
December 5, 2015

Behind the Label

The psychological reasons why we use labels in social settings. It’s an average Monday at Pinnacle High School in Phoenix, Ariz. Students shuffle through the halls, […]
November 22, 2015

Plugging in

Yes I play C.O.D (Call of Duty) with my son. Yes, I shoot hoops with him when I’m tired and want to go to bed, and […]
November 15, 2015

Staying One Step Ahead

It’s being called a cultural phenomenon, the role of technology in our children’s lives.From iPads and iPhones, today’s kids can be connected anytime and anyplace with […]
November 6, 2015

Status Report

Teen spending, status symbols and the high price of fitting in. Kids are subjected to as many as 5,000 advertisements a day, according to Nathan Dungan, […]