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Self-Harm: Who Is at Risk, Signs, and Treatment

Self-harm is not a mental disorder. It is a behavior – an unhealthy way to cope with strong feelings. Self-harm, or self-injury, is when a person hurts his or her own body on purpose. The injuries may be minor, but Read more >>

Praise, Don’t Tease, And Other Tips To Help Kids with Their Weight

According to Marlene Schwartz, a psychologist and the director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, a child’s immediate family can be a common source of fat shaming, or commenting negatively on the child’s weight. Read more >>

Social Anxiety Disorder: More Than Just Shyness [downloadable]

Social anxiety disorder (also called social phobia) is a mental health condition. It is an intense, persistent fear of being watched and judged by others. This fear can affect work, school, and your other day-to-day activities. It can even make Read more >>

The Frenzied College Admission Race is Making Our Children Sick

The news stories about parents bribing their children’s way into selective colleges is deeply unsettling on many levels, but there is—potentially—one small silver lining. These stories shine a light on what has become endemic among today’s affluent youth and their Read more >>

How Self-Compassion Supports Academic Motivation and Emotional Wellness

Many of today’s parents and teachers came of age in the 1980s and 1990s — a time when the self-esteem movement was in its zenith. Self-esteem was supposed to be a panacea for a variety of social challenges, from substance Read more >>

Helping Strangers May Help Teens’ Self-Esteem

A study published in December in the Journal of Adolescence, suggests that altruistic behaviors, including large and small acts of kindness, may raise teens’ feelings of self-worth. However, not all helping behaviors are the same. The researchers found that adolescents Read more >>

Girlshealth.gov [web resource]

Girlshealth.gov was created in 2002 by the Office on Women’s Health, a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Girlshealth.gov is committed to empowering girls to create strong, positive relationships and happy, healthy futures by providing girls Read more >>

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