Kids with chores tend to be more independent, feel happier, and do better. Key points We're in the midst of a worsening crisis in teens' mental health. Public policy and school changes can help, but parents can also use chores to support their troubled kids. Kids who do chores at home tend to be happier, healthier, and more successful at school and beyond. Parents of troubled kids should start small, emphasize the positive, and stay on top of chore completion. There is so muc

Explore and evaluate worries using a writing technique that leaves you calmer. Key points Listen to your worries; do not shut them out. Admit whatever is true. At the same time, do not automatically believe a worry. See if the worry stands up to questioning. In a two-column table with rows, write worries in the left column and evaluate them in the right column. Wouldn’t it be great if you could simply tell your brain not to worry? Unfortunately, that doesn’t work. So, let’s q