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Teens and Tweens: Use These Tips to Navigate Social Media in a Safe and Healthy Way
While social media can offer numerous benefits, it’s important to be aware of its potential downsides. From feelings of inadequacy stemming from comparisons to cyberbullying and information overload, the digital realm can present challenges to mental health. This guide aims Read more >>
Tip Sheet on Social Media Use and Mental Health [downloadable]
This resource discusses the benefits of social media and provides tips on how to use social media in to support your mental health. Read more >>
10 Things to Know About How Social Media Affects Teens’ Brains
Mitch Prinstein, the chief science officer at the American Psychological Association (APA), spoke to the Senate Judiciary Committee about how social media platforms may impact youth development. NPR distilled it down to 10 useful takeaways. Read more >>
Tips for Healthy Social Media Use: For Parents and Teens
We all know how the algorithm works—the more you look at your phone, the more it will send compelling content to keep your eyes from looking away. It’s hard to break habits of checking TikTok or Instagram and constantly refreshing Read more >>
The Role Social Media Plays in Mental Health
If you’re spending an excessive amount of time on social media and feelings of sadness, dissatisfaction, frustration, or loneliness are impacting your life, it may be time to re-examine your online habits and find a healthier balance. Read more >>
Tips to Maintain Your Mental Health While Using Social Media
You are growing up in a world where social media has always been a part of connecting with others, especially friends and classmates. Social media has made it possible to stay connected to other people from almost anywhere and at Read more >>
Teen Girls Report Record Levels of Sadness, CDC Finds
Nearly three in five teenage girls felt persistent sadness in 2021, double the rate of boys, and one in three girls seriously considered attempting suicide, according to data released on February 13, 2023, by the Centers for Disease Control and Read more >>
Why Is It Important to Talk About Race and Racism?
When we teach kids early on that it’s OK to talk about race, we help them to understand, respect, and appreciate the differences between people. This builds empathy and compassion for others so that kids are better able to see when things Read more >>
Drop the Labels! Kids Shine When We Focus on Strengths
Are you familiar with labeling theory? Sociology buffs probably are. It proposes that people come to both identify and behave in ways reflecting the labels we place on them— Essentially, how we label people impacts their behavior. Read more >>
Four Steps to Selecting a School for Your Child
How do you pick the best school for your child? Whether you are choosing a public or private school or homeschooling, whether or not you are paying tuition, careful planning is a must. Read more >>
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2280 Kenwood Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128
408.831.7512
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