Posted in In The News, tagged alcohol, anorexia, anti-social, anxiety, attractive, Bebo, deliquency, depression, drugs, fashionable, grow up, Kidscape, London, mental health, MySpace, NCH, Psychiatry, self-worth, sexual, sophisticated, teenagers, UK, youngsters on April 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
By SARAH HARRIS and OLINKA KOSTER
The Daily Mail
LONDON — Rising numbers of children are suffering from mental health problems because they are forced to grow up too quickly, a report will warn this week.
Binge-drinking, increased availability of drugs, family breakdown and pressure to look fashionable and attractive are contributing to the trend.
The latest report [...]
Posted in In The News, tagged American society, Associated Press, authoritative, generation me, MySpace, narcissism, narcissistic, permissiveness, psychologists, self-centered, self-confidence, self-esteem, special, YouTube on April 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Associate Press
NEW YORK —
Today’s college students are more narcissistic and self-centered than their predecessors, according to a comprehensive new study by five psychologists who worry that the trend could be harmful to personal relationships and American society.
“We need to stop endlessly repeating ‘You’re special’ and having children repeat that back,” said the [...]
