Adolescents

Two years into the war: One in every five calls to ERAN is from a child or adolescent

Behind the harsh data lies ongoing anxiety, cut-short childhoods, and parents striving to stay emotionally steady.

|ByWALLA! HEALTH
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Nicotine box

Have you seen this box with your children? There’s a chance they’re addicted

No smell, no smoke, and without anyone noticing: Nicotine pouches have become the quiet addiction of teenagers. At Al Sam they warn of the dangerous phenomenon.

|ByWALLA! HEALTH
REPAIR THE WORLD volunteers clear a garden path. Repair the World mobilizes young Jews and their communities to engage in volunteer service and learning rooted in Jewish values to address urgent needs in communities, say the writers.

Jewish tradition, hands-on acts of service, show the power of volunteering - opinion

One of the most powerful tools for building resilience has been embedded in Jewish tradition all along: service to others.

|BySARA ALLEN, CINDY GREENBERG
Instagram

Instagram launches new protections for teen accounts and age 13+ viewing restrictions

Instagram is introducing a change for teen accounts: From now on, content shown to teenagers will be automatically limited by age, and parents will have the option to control the level of exposure.

|ByYINON BEN SHUSHAN

Teens more vulnerable to concussions than adults

Study shows that in sports, these kinds of injuries mostly affect adolescents' working memory.

MARCH 1, 2012ByUNIVERSITE DE MONTREAL
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Psychology: Adolescents are amazing

Parents and their teenage children are nice people. They just need to know how to understand each other.

JANUARY 7, 2011ByBATYA L. LUDMAN
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Rx for Readers: Pimple pains

It is not recommended that acne patients take high doses of vitamin A.

OCTOBER 22, 2010ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVITCH
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