Concerns about the effects of ADHD medication on the height of children who were being treated for the condition were put to rest by a team of researchers, who found that stimulant therapy with ADHD does not influence final adult type.
Sleep deprivation takes away from a teenager’s ability to perform well in school and in other activities. Experts recommend that teenagers get between 8 to 10 hours of sleep whenever the can.
Psychiarist and best selling author Dr. Shimi Kang urged parents to be on look out for the physical and mental warning signs that hint stress in school kids.
Researchers say that schools across the country must consider moving the start of class to later in the morning so that children can have more hours of sleep.
Concerned groups in Britain are campaigning against the lights out policy that is being implemented in jails across the country. They say that this practice will increase the risk of the development of mental health issues, especially in the younger detainees.
Canada's main medical groups have declared that they will not be participating in upcoming anti-drug campaigns that are targeting young people in the community.
