Adolescence marks an important transition not just socially and physically, but neurologically. During this period, higher cognitive ...

Teen girls who have greater difficulty effectively solving interpersonal problems when they experience social stress, and who experience more interpersonal stress in their lives, are at greater risk ...

Adolescents who sleep for longer – and from an earlier bedtime – than their peers tend to have improved brain function and perform better at cognitive tests, researchers from the UK and China have ...

Adolescence is a critical time of growth, marked by changes on a physical, mental, social, and emotional level. Young people are in a stage of rediscovering their world and exploring their identity.

In a recent post, “How to React to Adolescent Emotions,” I discussed the important role that validation plays in de-escalating intense adolescent emotions. When we validate someone, they are left ...