#Teens

This was supposed to be a thread about the pathology of fear, but while researching that, I came across a stat that sent me down a rabbit hole. I’ve seen
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(1/8) Today is the start of #ChildrensGriefAwarenessWeek. AKA, the perfect time to learn a bit about teenage grief.(THREAD ) (2/8) Did you know? Teenagers go through grief, too!That might seem
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[Exercise]I don't know who needs to hear this, but if you have a chronic illness like fibromyalgia and your physical therapy exercises make you hurt for days afterwards, and people
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I’m planning another ‘wtf is digital doing to us’ flavoured talk, this time around how the massive shift to using digital tools during lockdown has impacted on self-esteem / mental
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THREAD: Last night, my colleague @ginasilvafox11 told the story of Marquis LeBlanc, a black teen who was viciously murdered by a group of teens at a party in Pomona in
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Why has nobody written a cultural history of MTV Europe and its role in shaping European youth culture in the 1990s?What did it do? Along with U2, it was a
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My long-awaited book chapter w @welchbethanyj and Andrea Rusli is out! "Mindful Mapping: An Integrated Approach to Helping Youth Navigate Neighborhood Change" in The Routledge Handbook of Designing Public Spaces
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TW: addiction, abuse, biology. Periods and menstruation.. I can't stop thinking about people who depend on structure to look after themselves. In particular, young people in vulnerable situations who don't
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one million years ago a good day to die hard (die hard 5) came out. at the time i was running a usy youth group filled with teenage boys and
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Okay, since a few ppl expressed interest in a primer on the way the purity culture wave has snowballed over the last couple years, here it goes. If you read
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Yesterday my Nana said something the provoked a discussion, the statement was this: "I'm glad you don't sound poofy anymore" What followed was me telling my Nan that I mask
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Now that voters passed Public Question 1 and have given the legislature its marching orders on marijuana, driven by racial justice, let's make sure New Jersey delivers. Here's what we
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"What do I do if my kid only wants to read graphic novels?"This is such an easy answer: get them some more graphic novels. PLEASE parents, do not worry! It's
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Is it a mistake to be starting my second beer as I join this amazing webcast featuring Jean Twenge telling us about the evils of screen time for kids? I'm
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Hey, do I know anyone who knows anyone working on the Leverage reboot? I have a request on behalf of a young Leverage fan and it occurs to me they
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New pub alert: our qualitative paper identifying perceived barriers & facilitators to a healthy lifestyle & weight loss among a diverse group of teens with overweight & #obesity has been
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