Search results for: “parenting family”
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Anne Shaffer named interim dean of UGA Graduate School
Professor and senior associate dean brings nearly two decades of UGA experience to the new post.
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UGA program helps couples face challenges together
UGA’s ELEVATE program can help couples with children manage their stress and become stronger partners.
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2026 Graduate School Student Awards
These awards recognize graduate student excellence in teaching, research and public service.
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UGA honors Kozak, Landrum with Award for Excellence in Teaching
The award recognizes UGA teaching faculty who offer outstanding instruction to students.
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Mindfulness could help strengthen relationships
Staying in the moment can help couples tackle challenges together and improve their relationship.
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Does your child have social anxiety? Here’s how you can help
Parents can ease anxiety by setting age-appropriate limits for their kids while also giving them the space to make their own choices.
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Unstable surroundings have lasting effects on youth well-being
Unpredictability during childhood can lead to mental and physical problems later in life.
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Collection of essays explores family and belonging
In “Happier Far,” Diane Mehta takes readers on a tour of the absurdities and dilemmas of becoming a writer, detailing how family can sometimes help or get in the way. Mehta explores the impactful moments in her life, from a vibrant childhood in India to spending her youth in an unwelcoming New Jersey suburb to…
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2025 Research Awards
Distinguished Research Professors The title of Distinguished Research Professor recognizes senior faculty members who are internationally recognized for their innovative body of work and its transformational impact on the field. The Professorship is awarded to individuals working at the very top of their discipline, who are recognized as preeminent leaders in their fields of study.…
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Being born into poverty negatively affects children’s behavior
Children born into poor families are more likely to act out but where they grow up matters too.
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Parents are overwhelmed. It may affect their kids’ relationship with food
Parents may pressure kids to eat certain foods and avoid others due to stress.
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Protective parenting may help your kids avoid health problems as adults
Stressful environments can cause problems in adulthood. Parents setting limits can help.
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Pandemic family stress leads to sleep problems for boys
Adolescent girls and boys reacted differently to the strain of adverse parenting.
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Extroverted? You may have better financial outcomes
Could your personality traits be affecting your financial planning skills?
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When family stress is high, teen depression can follow
Structural inequality, family stress put African American youth at risk.
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Shaffer named associate dean of the Graduate School
Shaffer will be responsible for academic affairs and will support the development and implementation of strategic initiatives.
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Parents abused as children may pass on emotional issues
Study suggests boys more vulnerable when parents have poor coping mechanisms.
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Virtual Charter Lecture to feature Regents’ Professors
April 6 lecture is free and open to the public.
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Programs can reduce impact of racism on Black youth
A family-oriented approach reduced conduct problems, depression symptoms.
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UGA announces virtual spring 2021 Signature Lectures
Several events commemorate the 60th anniversary of UGA’s desegregation.
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Two UGA faculty members named Regents’ Professors
Amann, Beach recognized for their renowned scholarly impact.
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Strict parenting may cause adolescents to act out
Research shows conflict can negatively affect children’s ability to cope with stress.
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Peabody Awards, PBS to host documentary discussion
“Peabody Presents: Best in Documentary” to be shown June 23 on PBS.
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