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How am I supposed to cope? How do I live with this now and for the rest of my life? I’m a senior and this week should have been my last week of school. No goodbyes. No graduation. No senior baseball season. No senior play. No senior prom. Nothing.

26.05.2020 Health Problems

Thank you for writing in – you are giving voice to what so many seniors are feeling right now. This is not the senior year anyone expected or planned for. You, and so many others, are likely feeling a sense of grief and loss of all of the things you had looked forward to at the end of the school […]

Do summer holidays undo the good work of school? Helping kids stay lean and fit over summer

12.12.2019 Kids Health

As thousands of Aussie kids start summer holidays this week, there’s no doubt parents will see an increase in kids’ screen time, snack time and general relaxation. After a busy school year, it’s well-deserved, but could this change in activity have an adverse impact on their health? In a new University of South Australia study, researchers are examining changes in […]

How Celeb Parents Prepare Their Kids to Head Back to School

07.09.2019 Kids Health

Been there, done that! These celebrity parents know all about preparing their kids for the back-to-school season and are sharing their expert tips. Vanessa Lachey told Us Weekly exclusively that the transition for her and Nick Lachey’s kids — Camden, Brooklyn and Phoenix — hasn’t gotten any easier with time. “That would be lying because there’s always a monkey wrench […]

How to Start the School Year Off on the Wrong Foot

08.08.2019 Kids Health

Is it just us, or did summer go way too fast this year? It’s hard to believe schools have already started in certain parts of the country (sorry, The South, we northerners feel your pain). Of course, no one wants their child to start of the year on the wrong foot, but there’s a chance you’re facilitating just that — […]

Jenelle Evans Shares Son’s Photo on 1st Day of School After Custody Battle

19.07.2019 Kids Health

https://www.instagram.com/p/B0EnxotFgd_/ #FirstDayOfSchool ??? These kiddos are getting so big, so fast! #BittersweetMoments #Motivated #SchoolDays A post shared byJenelle Eason (@j_evans1219) on Jul 18, 2019 at 1:53pm PDT All smiles! Teen Mom 2 alum Jenelle Evans’ son Kaiser, 6, and her stepdaughter Maryssa Eason, 11, posed for photos on their first days of kindergarten and 7th grade, respectively. “#FirstDayOfSchool,” the TV […]

You'll Never Guess What This School Won't Allow Parents to Wear

26.04.2019 Kids Health

It seems like every week there’s a new dress code implemented at a school — but this time around, we’re learning about a school that’s put in place a new dress code targeting parents. The school is currently making headlines for its parent dress code after a mother named Joselyn Lewis — wearing a headscarf and a T-shirt dress — […]

More than one in four high school students have experienced symptoms of depression

20.03.2019 Health Problems

More than a quarter of high school students have experienced symptoms of clinical depression and other psychiatric conditions, but most are not accessing support from mental health professionals, a UNSW-led survey reveals. More than a quarter of high school students have experienced signs of clinical depression and other psychiatric conditions, with the type of mood disorder influencing students’ risk of […]

This Woman Is Trying to Tell Other Moms How to Dress for School Drop-Off

08.12.2018 Kids Health

The comment in question was posted on the popular Facebook page, Sanctimommy, and while the author remains unknown, her criticism does not. Just read. “Ladies, even if you aren’t getting out of the car at [school] drop off can you please try a little?” the unidentified woman writes. “I look around as I’m walking my daughter to the front door and […]

These Celeb Kids Are Heading Off to School, & the Pics Are Priceless

24.08.2018 Kids Health

Whether you like it or not, school is back in session, at least for most. I mean, if you’ve spent any time on the internet this month, you’ve surely noticed pictures of children holding chalkboard signs, lunch bags and backpacks are everywhere, and this includes celebrity Instagram feeds. Stars: They’re (obsessed with their kids) just like us. Here are a few […]

One year of school comes with an IQ bump, meta-analysis shows

22.06.2018 Health Problems

A year of schooling leaves students with new knowledge, and it also equates with a small but noticeable increase to students’ IQ, according to a systematic meta-analysis published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. “Our analyses provide the strongest evidence yet that education raises intelligence test scores,” says psychological scientist Stuart J. Ritchie of the […]

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