Family stress can overwhelm teens, but thinking skills like reframing, problem-solving, and emotional control help them stay ...

Adolescents who stopped studying math showed a reduction in a critical brain chemical for brain development. This reduction in brain chemical was found in a key brain area that supports math, memory, ...

A new study shows that that early deprivation continues to affect brain development well into adolescence. After the fall of communism in Romania, thousands of children were discovered in ...

Audrey Wang was in her first year of high school when she started frequently feeling stressed and nervous. She became reluctant to seek help from teachers when a concept didn’t click and felt ...

This is the fourth post in a series on emotional connection between parents and children at different stages of development. Adolescence reminds many parents of the toddler years, with stormy moods, ...

It’s easy to think that a few minutes less sleep won’t make much difference. But research shows that, during adolescence, even a short change in bedtime can shape brain development and thinking skills ...

A University of Bristol study reveals that breastfeeding for at least six months is linked to higher IQ scores, improved academic performance, and enh ...