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Youth Connect: National Brain Expert Returns to Sewickley to Discuss Dangers of Adolescent Drug and Alcohol Use

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Thursday, April 16, 2015. National Brain Expert Returns to Sewickley to Discuss Dangers of Adolescent Drug and Alcohol Use. July 4, 2015 at 4:48 AM. This comment has been removed by the author. July 4, 2015 at 4:50 AM. It is very necessary for the parents to take all the care of their children in their teenage as thats the time period when they need to be given more attention and listened to. Http:/ www.bayarearecovery.com/. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). For more details or questions about any of t...

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Youth Connect: February 2014

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Monday, February 24, 2014. Heroin: A National Problem. Heroin has been in the news lately, due to the string of related deaths in Southwestern PA. While those deaths have been traced to the toxicity of the heroin being used, there is no doubt that heroin-related overdose deaths are on the rise. This article. Especially its charts, illustrates the depths of the problem. Monday, February 17, 2014. Helicopter Parenting has Crippled American Teenagers. Here’s How to Fix it. 8221; Michael yelled. But it&#8217...

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Youth Connect: September 2013

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Wednesday, September 25, 2013. 300 Teens Throw Party at Ex-NFL Player's Home. This past Labor Day weekend in Stephentown, NY, over 300 teens broke into the vacation home of former NFL player, Brian Holloway. While at home in his permanent residence in Florida, Holloway watched the event unfold online as hundreds of teens gathered at his residence to throw a party before police were able to intervene. Throughout the night these teenagers, under the influence of alcohol and various drugs,. Since 1993, Sewi...

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Youth Connect: From the NYT: When Sports and Family Time Conflict, Speak Up

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Monday, August 18, 2014. From the NYT: When Sports and Family Time Conflict, Speak Up. AUGUST 15, 2014. Try saying this out loud: “Family and academics are more important than sports, until sports conflict, then sports win.”. In “ There’s No Off in This Season. No practice or game time will work for every child, but that shouldn’t mean families should have to make any time work. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). This blog is maintained by Youth Connect Steering Committee member Douglas Florey, Executiv...

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Youth Connect: April 2015

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Thursday, April 16, 2015. National Brain Expert Returns to Sewickley to Discuss Dangers of Adolescent Drug and Alcohol Use. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). This blog is maintained by Youth Connect Steering Committee member Douglas Florey, Executive Director of Laughlin Children's Center. To report problems with the blog, please contact Mr. Florey at d.florey@laughlincenter.org. For more details or questions about any of the events listed here, please email youthconnect@hotmail.com. The Sewickley Valley YMCA.

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Youth Connect: January 2014

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Wednesday, January 29, 2014. Tips on Raising Good Digital Citizens". Lynn Sanborne, Sewickley Academy. SA) Counselor, and Mark Hansen, Head of Lower School at SA, presented “Technology and Your Child”. In this webinar, they provided a number of good pointers on how to “raise good digital citizens”. The webinar can be found here . Some resources suggested in the presentation. The website www.commonsense.org. 8220;The Big Disconnect” by Dr. Steiner-Adair. Friday, January 24, 2014. 8221; builds upon last ye...

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Youth Connect: October 2013

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Wednesday, October 16, 2013. Parents Offer Best Advice to Steer Clear of Teenage Drinking. This past week’s topic for New Parent/Old Parent was teenage drinking and how to deal with it. As a parent ( and there were comments. And SA.D.D. Have accomplished through the years, in changing attitudes and in reducing drunken-driving deaths. Forty-five years ago, one of my friends was killed while driving drunk. He was 16. It was a terrible, unforgettable loss. But anon from Brooklyn. 8220;As to why such a prepo...

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Youth Connect: November 2014

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Tuesday, November 4, 2014. From The NYT: This Is Your Brain on Drugs. By ABIGAIL SULLIVAN MOORE OCTOBER 29, 2014. The gray matter of the nucleus accumbens, the walnut-shaped pleasure center of the brain, was glowing like a flame, showing a notable increase in density. “It could mean that there’s some sort of drug learning taking place,” speculated Jodi Gilman, at her computer screen at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Problems. Now researchers suggest existing studies are no longer sufficient....The d...

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Youth Connect: Is Risky Behavior in Teens "Hard-Wired" into their Brains?

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Tuesday, July 1, 2014. Is Risky Behavior in Teens "Hard-Wired" into their Brains? From the New York Times:. Why Teenagers Act Crazy. By RICHARD A. FRIEDMAN JUNE 28, 2014. ADOLESCENCE is practically synonymous in our culture with risk taking,. Emotional drama and all forms of outlandish behavior. Until very recently,. The widely accepted explanation for adolescent angst has been. Psychological. Developmentally, teenagers face a number of social and. To be afraid than either children or adults. Anxiety, th...

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Youth Connect: To Sip or Not to Sip: New Pitt Study Looks at Ramifications of Allowing Kids to Taste Alcohol

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Thursday, August 28, 2014. To Sip or Not to Sip: New Pitt Study Looks at Ramifications of Allowing Kids to Taste Alcohol. By David Templeton / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. A parent enjoying an alcoholic drink might find his or her young child to be curious about what’s in that bottle or glass. It raises the question: Should the parent offer the child just a taste? Will it remove the temptation or encourage use or even abuse? But the study led by Mr. Donovan, a Ph.D. and associate professor of psy...The study...