Six qualities that make you a good mentor for teens
By Marilyn Price-Mitchell Ph.D.
Courtesy of Psychology Today
We understand the benefits of mentoring young people when we hear the powerful stories of teens whose lives have been changed by a single, caring adult. If you listen, those stories are everywhere. Like me, you likely have a story of a mentor from your own youth.
What we know about mentoring is that it matters to positive youth development. Now, one of the largest mentoring studies ever conducted continues to support this thinking and links mentoring to a reduction in bullying.
A five year study sponsored by […]
Teen Virgins Are Healthier, Says CDC
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has found that students who have never had sex rate significantly and consistently better in nearly all health-related behaviors than sexually active peers.
The report examined a large array of health behaviors of high school students according to their self-reported sexual activity, including dating violence to substance abuse, to drunk driving, to carrying weapons. The major conclusion from the report is quite stark:
- Virgin students rate significantly and consistently better in nearly all health-related behaviors than their sexually active peers. They do so by remarkably stunning measures.
Just one more piece of evidence that waiting to […]
How the Internet Has Changed Bullying
By Maria Konnikova
Courtesy of The New Yorker
This summer, American Psychologist, the official journal of the American Psychological Association, released a special issue on the topic of bullying and victimization. Bullying is, presumably, as old as humanity, but research into it is relatively young: in 1997, when Susan Swearer, one of the issue’s two editors, first started studying the problem, she was one of the first researchers in the United States to do so. Back then, only four states had official statutes against bullying behavior, and the […]
11 Ways To Stay Motivated & Focused To Achieve Your Goals
By TORIA SHEFFIELD
Courtesy of Bustle.com
Achieving our goals is seldom easy. It’s why knowing how to stay motivated is so incredibly important when it comes to getting what we want in the long term. And in a world with more distractions than ever before — from non-stop web access to constant texting — it can be all the harder to stay focussed and not just give in to what’s easier in the moment.
I’ve often struggled with motivation, whether it’s been related to my career, my health, […]
Goal-Setting Is Linked to Higher Achievement
Five research-based ways to help children and teens attain their goals.
By Marilyn Price-Mitchell Ph.D.
Courtesy of Psychology Today
If you are an employed adult, you know that most organizations have written goals and objectives. That’s because goal-setting is a common practice in the workplace; and for good reasons. Written goals provide a road map by which employees can measure their efforts and see how they contribute to the success of work teams and ultimately, to their companies.
In the same […]