From the Elsevier press release: Evidence suggests that developing cooking and food preparation skills is important for health and nutrition, yet the practice of home cooking is declining and now rarely taught in school. A…
From the American Psychological Association press release: Teens who are old for their grade appear to feel more confident about their academic abilities and are more likely to enroll in college than their younger peers,…
From the University of Montreal press release: Watching too much television at age 2 can translate into poorer eating habits in adolescence and poorer performance in school, researchers at Université de Montréal’s School of Psychoeducation…
From the Society for Research in Child Development press release: Older siblings play an important role in the lives of their younger siblings. Like parents, older brothers and sisters act as role models and teachers,…
From the Society for Neuroscience press release: Young adults with thinner cortex in particular brain regions are more impulsive during a decision-making task than teens with thicker cortex, according to a large correlational study of…
From the San Diego State University press release: Happiness is not a warm phone, according to a new study exploring the link between adolescent life satisfaction and screen time. Teens whose eyes are habitually glued…
From the Taylor & Francis Group press release: Teenagers are far more critical users of social media than we give them credit for, and need to be better supported in reaping the benefits social media…
From the Springer press release: The odds are stacked against teenagers who regularly gamble. A new study in Springer’s Journal of Gambling Studies shows that a 14-year-old who gambles is more likely to struggle at school. The…
From the Cancer Research UK press release: Teenagers who watch more than three hours of commercial TV a day are more likely to eat hundreds of extra junk food snacks, according to a report by…
From the Leiden Universiteit press release: The brains of adolescents react more responsively to receiving rewards. This can lead to risky behaviour, but, according to Leiden University research, it also has a positive function: it…