As school starts up again across the country, tweens and teens are beginning the arduous adventure that is middle school. And thanks to pretty much all of pop culture—and many adults who have gone ...

Empathy is more than a buzzword—it’s a foundational skill. The ability to recognize and understand others’ emotions—and to respond in ways that are constructive and caring—can help adolescents build ...

When kids move from elementary to middle school, they go through enormous developmental changes ranging from physical and emotional to cognitive and social. Adolescence is the largest period of ...

Middle school is a time of intense change, not only academically but socially and emotionally. While parents and teachers often focus on logistics such as school supplies and class schedules, students ...

As summer wanes and children return to the classroom, back-to-school excitement may be overshadowed by feelings of anxiety. Cindy Smith, director of the Children’s Emotions Lab at Virginia Tech, said ...