Mom: “Friends are supposed to make you feel good...Your only connection to these kids is they like to pound on you.” Alex: "If you say these people aren’t my friends, then what friends do I have?" —Scene from the documentary Bully (2012) Despite the attention given each year to bullying … [Read more...]

Almost 2 in 3 kids (12 and older) say they have used some type of substance in the past month. Alcohol and tobacco are the two main substances being used. However, use of other substances is on the rise, such as the use of e-cigarette products. In the U.S., youth are more likely to use e-cigarettes … [Read more...]

You are watching the news when your child suddenly asks why the children on TV are behind chain-link fences and not with their families. How do you respond to your child about the immigration situation in the U.S.? Media coverage of family separation, immigrant detention centers, and asylum seekers … [Read more...]

Imagine you are moving toward the end of a stressful day. Hectic morning routines, busy day solving problems at work, and now you’ve picked the younger one up from daycare and the older one at school after-care. You stop by the grocery store to grab dinner. Before you gather the reusable bags, … [Read more...]

Ryan is 16 years old and a junior in high school in a tight-knit, rural community. He is on the soccer team, has a good sense of humor, is well liked, and maintains good grades. He has been getting college recruitment offers for a soccer scholarship. He is also active in Future Farmers of America … [Read more...]