Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Family Subscribe Log In Subscribe Log In Today’s Paper Advertisement Supported by Adolescence Stretching beyond familiar limits doesn’t always feel good, but growing and learning — the keys to school and much of life — can’t happen any other way. ByLisa Damour Sept. 19, 2018 Now that the school year is in full swing, many young people are feeling the weight of academic demands. But how much strain students experience may depend less on their workloads and more on how they think about the very nature of stress. Stress doesn’t deserve its bad rap. Psychologists agree that while chronic or traumatic stress can be toxic, garden-variety stress — such as the kind that comes with taking a big test — is typically a normal and healthy part of life. In a 2013 article in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology on stress mind-sets, the … [Read more...] about How to Help Teenagers Embrace Stress
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CalExit proponents to relaunch Calif. secession campaign to create ‘Native American nation’
By Alyssa Pereira, SFGATE Published 2:35 pm PDT, Tuesday, July 31, 2018 Photo: MARK RALSTON, AFP/Getty Images Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 The California State flag flies beside a sign for its sister city Split outside City Hall, in Los Angeles, California on January 27, 2017. The California State flag flies beside a sign for its sister city Split outside City Hall, in Los Angeles, California on January 27, 2017. Photo: MARK RALSTON, AFP/Getty Images CalExit proponents to relaunch Calif. secession campaign to create 'Native American nation' 1 / 1 Back to Gallery A year after founders of an effort to get the state of California to secede backed away from their proposal, they're now reportedly planning to relaunch the campaign with a modification: Make a large portion of the state … [Read more...] about CalExit proponents to relaunch Calif. secession campaign to create ‘Native American nation’