Joanne JacobsAug 153 minThe anti-anxiety experiment: Friends without phones, adult-free campingBritish mother persuaded teens to go smartphone-free for a month, then camp out for the weekend on their own.
Joanne JacobsJan 292 min'For All Mankind' celebrates courage, competence, resilienceI'm a fan of the Apple+ series For All Mankind, which imagines an alternative reality in which the Soviet Union reaches the moon first,...
Joanne JacobsNov 11, 20232 minTeen angst is normal: 'Wellness' may backfireMental health doesn't mean feeling good all the time, writes psychologist Lisa Damour in The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising...
Joanne JacobsAug 5, 20232 minLet the kids play and the teenagers workTeenagers wouldn't be so anxious, depressed and fragile if they'd spent more time playing outside with friends -- without adult...
Joanne JacobsDec 29, 20222 minProtected kids become anxious adultsIn an “Adulting 101” workshop, Kansas State students talk about "conflict" as though "it's this terrible thing," said Brett Mallon, an...