Note: This post uses“LGBTQ+” and “queer” interchangeably as umbrella terms for people with non-cisgender and heterosexual identities. Many LGBTQ+ adults did not get the adolescence our cisgender, ...

Effects of social media on adolescents' mental health are affected by media influences and social media through parasocial relationships.

Ever notice how sometimes conversations between parents and (pre)teens change a lot, even day-to-day? And you know that a lot is going on in both parents’ and (pre)teens’ lives that affect how each ...

Adolescent brains are in a period of development in which the rational, problem-solving frontal part of the brain (prefrontal cortex) is not as connected as the emotional, reward-experiencing part of ...