Teenagers

Shrinking It Down: Beyond High School (Season 1, Episode 15)

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Digital Media: For Better or Worse?

It was Patriot’s Day in Massachusetts.

I was meeting with a film maker about a possible collaboration on a documentary. We were interested in the impact of digital media on youth.

Generalized Anxiety Disorder: What To Know

What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and when should you be concerned about it in your child? Read more, below.

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Ten-year-old Joyce was always known as a bit of worrier.

When Survival is Not at Stake: Explaining the Mystery of Panic Disorder

Imagine you’re crossing a street and are almost hit by a massive Mack® truck.

You jump out of the way. Your heart is racing and pounding, you’re sweating, trembling, hyperventilating, and short of breath. You feel a pit in your stomach, nausea, choking, and tightness in your chest. Your fingers and toes are tingling.

What is ADHD?

One of The Clay Center’s our biggest partners related to child and adolescent health is the MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC), which provides treatment and services for children of all ages in virtually every specialty and subspecialty of medicine and surgery, as well as preventive and primary care.

What is Dyslexia?

One of The Clay Center’s our biggest partners in child and adolescent health is the MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC), which provides treatment and services for children of all ages in virtually every specialty and subspecialty of medicine and surgery, as well as preventive and primary care.

Why Kids Can’t Get Enough of Dystopian Novels and Movies

Unless you live under a cinematic rock, you’ll notice that there are an awful lot of films lately that involve depressingly dystopian landscapes, beautiful young people fighting against those dystopian landscapes, and an altogether dismal view of the future.

Teen and Parent Misconceptions about Driving and Marijuana

Friends don’t let friends drive drunk.

AdCouncil (1983)

We all remember this slogan.

It was coined at the launch of the Drunk Driving Campaign.

Since then, awareness of the serious risks of driving under the influence of alcohol are well known. And there have been significant changes in driving behavior.

Is Age 27 the New 18? – Shrinking It Down

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Hope Beyond Anorexia – Shrinking It Down (Season 1, Episode 9)

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