Along with their French lessons, Johanne Boursier’s Grade 10 students will also be learning about sleep this school year.

Mår verkligen dagens unga tjejer sämre än tidigare generationer?

A teacher in Maryland is showing his peers how to incorporate yoga into their classrooms by using curriculum from the nonprofit program Y.O.G.A. for Youth. Emily Cord, an elementary-school teacher, says the practice allows her to be more mindful about challenges her students are facing and how she can use yoga to help support them.(webb-tv)

Researchers appear divided over the effect of screen time and social media on teens' - particularly girls' - mental health. In this report, three researchers share their views, including Jean Twenge, a professor of psychology at San Diego State University, who says social media, in particular, may be causing anxiety among teens.

Researchers found that adolescents who reported recently experiencing bullying had a three times higher suicide attempt risk, compared with those who weren't bullied. The findings - in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - are based on survey data of more than 134,000 youths ages 12 to 15 from 48…

Gender minority college students had a more than fourfold higher likelihood of developing at least one mental health problem, compared with cisgendered peers, researchers reported in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. The findings also showed increased odds of nonsuicidal self-harm and suicide ideation among gender minority youths.

Even well-intended comments about weight and dieting can actually harm children. Here's advice for how to set kids up for a healthy life and a positive self-image.

Playtime, downtime and family time are so essential to a child's healthy development. But with competing demands from school, extracurricular activities and anxiety, getting downtime might be hard to come by.

Letar du efter vetenskapligt stöd för fysisk aktivitet och sambandet med barn och ungdomars hjärnhälsa? Här har du det! Sammanställt av Arne Kastenbom, förstelärare på Rönnowska skolan.

Teachers can help students change their behavior by teaching them to manage their emotions, according to educational psychologist Lori Jackson and special educator Steve Peck. In this blog post, they suggest teachers start the process by allowing students to share their emotions anonymously and by sharing details about their own emotions.

I Uppsala pågår just nu ett unikt forskningsbaserat program med målet att stärka tryggheten, arbetsron och rutinerna på skolorna. Metoden ska leda till mindre stress hos lärare, ökad trygghet hos elever och förbättrade skolprestationer.

Ett hälsofrämjande tvåårigt skolprojekt med ungdomar i Göteborgsförorten Angered gav, trots en lovande inledning, inga bestående resultat vad gäller de ungas fysiska aktivitet. Det visar en avhandling vid Göteborgs universitet.