Teens More Alert When School Starts Later- Will that extra 30 minute sleep in make a difference 2 u?

Study Shows Later Start Time for High School Can Improve Students’ Mood and Motivation July 6, 2010 — A simple half-hour delay in high school start time led to a significant improvement in students’ mood, alertness, and motivation, and increased their average sleep time during the week, according to a new study.

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Some great tips on how to deal with ur child being bullied- or if they r the bully

Whether your child’s being harassed or doing the harassing, stamp it out now Perhaps the scariest part of sending kids back to school is worrying about them being bullied. They may have been bullied before and you hope they will have a better year. It can be terribly difficult to know what to do when [...]

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Just BU recommends The Princess Bitchface Syndrome: Surviving Adolescent Girls

In this hard-hitting book, psychologist Michael Carr-Gregg focuses on the special trials of raising adolescent girls today: what to do when your previously quiet, loving daughter becomes a restless, rebellious stranger who behaves like a responsible adult one day and a vampish brat the next.

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Just BU recommends Rebecca Sparrow’s book “Find Your Tribe”. The little black book of information that every teenage girl should read.

Find Your Tribe (and 9 other things I wish I’d known in high school)  by Rebecca Sparrow “An insightful book that is inspiring, uplifting, motivating and really funny! Packed with common sense tools to get through those tricky teenage years.” Sarah Murdoch

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Ten Signs Your Teenager is Burning Out

Is your teenager burning out? Believe it or not, in this day and age, it is quite possible. High school, sports, extra-curricular activities, friends, boyfriend/girlfriend relationships and family demand time and attentiveness from your teen. So much so, he could be experiencing signs of stress or worse – burnout.

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