Reading Time: 3 minutes Reckless behavior in teens isn’t unusual. Because the adolescent brain isn’t fully developed until a person’s mid-20s, teens often lack the ability to make informed, impulse-free decisions. And that can […]
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Anxiety in School: How Parents Can Help
Reading Time: 7 minutes Most teens get a little anxious about starting school. A certain amount of school-related anxiety can be common for adolescents. But when nervousness crosses over into full-fledged anxiety in school, […]
Reasons for School Refusal in Teens
Reading Time: 6 minutes Every teenager complains about school now and then, or perhaps on a regular basis. And sometimes they resist going to school. But when teens refuse to go to school on […]
Adolescent Depression in Schools
Reading Time: 9 minutes The Stats on Adolescent Depression in Schools Adolescent depression in school is increasingly common. For various reasons, adolescents are at great risk for depression during high school and college. Unfortunately, […]
Why Teen Drinking is Dangerous
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Back to School: Tools, Tips, and How to Thrive
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How Parents Can Navigate Teen Independence
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Newport Academy Featured in Special Today Show Segment
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Why Teen Athletes Use Performance Enhancing Drugs
Reading Time: 2 minutes Featuring Kristin Wilson, National Director for Clinical Outreach at Newport Academy When we hear about the use of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs), it’s usually via media coverage of Olympic athletes and […]
Teens and the Reality of Prescription Drug Abuse
Reading Time: 3 minutes When most people think of teens and drug abuse, they conjure up thoughts of cocaine, heroin, MDMA, and other illegal drugs at raging high school parties. The truth about teens […]
High School Dropout Rates Linked to Substance Abuse
Reading Time: 2 minutes In the United States, one out of seven high school students drops out before they make it to graduation day. This is an alarming statistic in this day and age […]
The Pressures of High School Athletics
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Pressures of High School Athletics On the surface, sports participation might seem like an ideal solution to the digital addiction crisis. After all, kids who play sports simply cannot […]
