Psychology & Psychiatry

Summer jobs give kids more than a paycheck

Summer jobs can give teens valuable life experience that help them transition to adulthood—not just a paycheck, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Pediatrics

Youth of color turn to TikTok for diet, fitness information

Nearly 1 in 4 adolescents in the United States experienced obesity from 2017 to 2020, and youths of color experienced disproportionately higher obesity rates, at approximately 26 percent of Hispanic youth and 25 percent of ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Sleep troubles tied to suicidal thoughts in teens

It is already known that getting enough sleep is vital to good health, but now new research suggests that having a sleep disorder is linked to suicidal thoughts in children, teens and young adults.

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