While fear-based messaging around alcohol aimed towards teens is common practice, new research suggests a key to curbing adolescents’ risky drinking behaviour is through authentic and open ...

How was school today? It was okay. How was the outing with friends? It was fine. If your discussions with your teenage child are often limited to such brief exchanges, you are not alone. This issue of ...

One of the most painful things I hear from parents is, “He used to tell me everything. Now I get nothing.” Parents, grandparents and educators experience the communication void during adolescence as a ...

Although social media can have benefits, it can also have significant negative consequences for mental health.

"I can't talk to my parents. They don't listen or they don't understand me." This is a phrase many teens say. Teens face unique stressors on a daily basis, and they need outlets to talk about their ...

Animal-assisted therapy (AAT), also known as pet therapy, is a form of therapy that utilizes pets to enhance individuals' physical, social, emotional, and cognitive functioning, as defined by the ...