Developmental Psychology News

• Phrases parents use can trigger guilt in their adult kids
  These sayings can make your adult child feel like you’re guilt-tripping.
• The best years of your life are probably still ahead
  Research seems to suggest that older age is something to look forward to, not dread.
• Turning holiday nerves into confidence for families
  Mischaracterized fear is not an enemy to be fought, but a feeling to be understood and reframed.
• Protect your brain by cutting down on alcohol consumption
  Alcohol consumption of three or more drinks per day, is linked to more severe brain bleeds (or a bleeding stroke) and earlier long-term brain damage.
• Many teens, young adults turning to AI chatbots for mental health advice
  Researchers say that AI bots offer a cheap and immediate ear for younger people’s concerns, worries and woes.
• Denmark set to ban social media platforms for children under 15
  Parents will be allowed to give dispensation for youngsters down to the age of 13 to access certain platforms.
• Ghostlighting: The latest toxic dating trend
  This trend combines all the worst parts of ghosting and gaslighting into one confusing emotional rollercoaster.
• Research-backed ways to beat the winter blues
  Winter can make people feel sluggish and unmotivated.