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Toward Integration: Mental Health Defined

We're all familiar with mental health issues or symptoms. But what does a mentally healthy brain look like? And how do we get there?

Is Guilt Affecting How You Manage Your Child's ScreenTime?

Parental guilt can undermine the best of intentions when it comes to restricting children's screentime. Here's how to give guilt the boot.

Autism and Screen Time: Special Brains, Special Risks

Is your gut telling you that your child with autism has too much screen time? Here are 11 reasons why ASD kids are more vulnerable to screen time effects, including addiction.

Managing Trump-Related Tears, Fears & Taunts in Kids

Teachers across the country are reporting children are acting out deportation-related worries, ranging from fearfulness to bullying and feelings of separatism.

Is the Tech Industry the New Big Tobacco?

Taking a page from the Big Tobacco story can help us see how today's tech industries use tactics such as "create doubt and confusion" to keep us in the dark about health effects.

Will Your Gamer Survive College?

If you're concerned about your son's video game habits spinning out of control when he goes to college, you're right to be worried--but here's what parents can do.

This is Your Child's Brain on Video Games

Playing video games presents an "evolutionary mismatch": a fight-or-flight response unaccompanied by a physical discharge of energy. So guess where all the energy goes?

Screentime and Arrested Social Development

Millennials can have a hard time conversing and making eye contact when face to face. How will this affect them when it comes time to be an adult in the real world?

7 Myths About Concussions

Despite ongoing controversies over head injuries in athletes, misconceptions regarding concussions persist–which can prevent players from getting appropriate treatment.

The Illuminating Tale of Sunlight's Impact on Health

Research shows our genes are programmed to respond to exposure to full spectrum light, which we now know to be a critical factor in how healthy we are. But are we getting enough?