Let’s Tackle Teen Depression

ParentsAssociation.com has recently partnered with Families for Depression Awareness (FDA) to help spread the word about this resource. FDA provides a useful website containing  advice, programs, guidance and free webinars. Below, you will find a couple of examples of what FDA offers. Here is a webinar that aired in October and that you can listen…

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Does the stress of high school ever end?

I have thought about the above question for as long as I have been at Kenyon, and even as a sophomore, I am still not sure if I can answer it. The preoccupation with getting into a “good” college consumed my life beginning in the ninth grade. Even though admissions officers encourage potential applicants to…

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How Iceland Got Teens to Say No to Drugs

Curfews, sports, and understanding kids’ brain chemistry have all helped dramatically curb substance abuse in the country. It’s a little before 3 p.m. on a sunny Friday afternoon and Laugardalur Park, near central Reykjavik, looks practically deserted. There’s an occasional adult with a stroller, but the park’s surrounded by apartment blocks and houses, and school’s…

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