Dr. Laura Rocker, a child and adolescent psychiatrist in the Division of Pediatric Psychiatry and Psychology at Akron Children’s Hospital, discusses the controversial Netflix series about teen suicide. Q. The teen drama has been heavily criticized for its portrayal of Hannah Baker, a girl who commits suicide and leaves behind recordings to 13 classmates she […]
Working more than 20 hours a week in high school has harmful effects
As a parent of a working teen, I pay close attention to studies that investigate the academic and social impact of teens who hold down jobs. The most recent study, published in Child Development*, found that teens who work more than 20 hours a week while in high school are at higher risk for academic […]
