Nation Jun 10 Are smartphones and social media harming teen mental health? Here’s why experts are split By Stephanie Sy, Mike Fritz
Education Mar 20 Watch 15:31 How to handle tantrums, anxiety and other pandemic parenting challenges There is little doubt that parenting during a pandemic has been challenging, and even with schools starting to reopen, the disruption to routines and structure has created new anxieties for parents and children alike. Hari Sreenivasan spoke with clinical psychologist… By PBS NewsHour
Education Feb 06 Students often struggle after a mental health crisis. Can this support system help? More kids are missing school because of anxiety and depression and schools are struggling to help those students returning from a mental health crisis. A Massachusetts program is trying to disrupt that cycle. By Alfonso Serrano, The Hechinger Report
Health Dec 17 Watch 8:52 Why helicopter parenting may jeopardize kids’ health Has protective parenting gone too far? Several high-profile news stories, along with increasing rates of childhood obesity, anxiety and depression, have sparked a movement encouraging parents to allow their children greater freedom. The nonprofit Let Grow is leading the call… By William Brangham, Jason Kane