3 Ways to Ease Back-to-School Anxiety: The Pediatric Neuropsychologist

3 Ways to Ease Back-to-School Anxiety: The Pediatric Neuropsychologist

Summer is almost over – it’s the holidays. To ease you into the new school year, a pediatric neuropsychologist is sharing three things parents should keep in mind. Jennifer Katzenstein – director of psychology, neuropsychology and social work at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla. – wants caregivers to think about getting…

Cellphones stress parents as much as kids, study finds: 'Constant connectivity comes at a cost'

Cellphones stress parents as much as kids, study finds: ‘Constant connectivity comes at a cost’

Parents are just as stressed as children because they are often absorbed and distracted by their constantly ringing cell phones, a University of Michigan Medicine study has found. Busy working parents find that there are many conveniences to their mobile devices – but that the daily digital notifications from their screens also cause anxiety, according…

The US Surgeon General calls parenting stress a public health challenge

The US Surgeon General calls parenting stress a public health challenge

The US surgeon general issued a public health advisory on Wednesday about the impact of modern stressors on parents’ mental health, calling on government, businesses and community organizations to increase resources to provide them with more support . The advisory issued by Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, who has previously used the format to address the…