An early life full of neglect, deprivation and adversity leads to people growing up with smaller brains, a study suggests.

Why it's important for teachers — and their schools — to create space to acknowledge and respond to the stress of the job.

För att få fler barn att cykla och gå till skolan drog forskare vid Luleå tekniska universitet i gång projektet Aktiva skoltransporter:

Brittiska forskare har tittat på kopplingen mellan aktivitet på sociala medier och ungas sömn. De har analyserat närmare 12 000 tonåringar i Storbritannien, hur mycket de använder sociala medier och hur deras sömnmönster ser ut.

Emotions affect everything from how well we pay attention to our mental and physical health. And yet many of us never learn to talk about them with specificity. Marc Brackett's work at the Yale Center For Emotional Intelligence is to help people learn to recognize and thus manage their emotions for better life success.

"Hemma rasar hon ihop!". En förälder berättar om sin högpresterande dotter som har svårt att gå till skolan. Hur känns det att inte bli lyssnad på när andra säger att det går så bra? Psykolog Liv Svirsky och pedagog Kenth Hedevåg ger råd. (webb-radio)

Children who rarely eat breakfast on school days are more likely to achieve worse GCSE grades than those who eat breakfast frequently, a study finds.

Teachers emotionally support our kids -- but who's supporting teachers? In this eye-opening talk, educator Sydney Jensen explores how teachers are at risk of "secondary trauma" -- the idea that they absorb the emotional weight of their students' experiences -- and shows how schools can get creative in supporting everyone's mental health and wellness. (webb-tv)

Ph.D. students already have too much to do and a long list of challenges, from research setbacks to paying the bills on a meager salary. That’s not to mention the things that can really go wrong for a graduate student, such as having an abusive adviser. So the notion that a bit of mindfulness --…

Students can become more productive and focused when they use the mindfulness practice of setting intentions, write educators Taylor Hausburg and Zachary Herrmann. They note that it's important for students to understand the difference between goals - or targets they want to reach - and intentions, which are principles that link actions to personal values.

Active shooter drills at schools could harm the psychological development of young students, asserts Melissa Reeves, a professor at Winthrop University and former president of the National Association of School Psychologists. In this interview, she describes how the drills can potentially trigger students who have experienced trauma and suggests schools practice lockdown procedures instead.

Teenagers being bullied may withdraw, show signs of anxiety and depression and have academic issues, says licensed clinical social worker Nicole McQuillen. Parents should avoid escalating the situation and should speak with an official at the school "to explore what's going on and what can be done," she says.