In an op-ed published in The Hechinger Report, Pamela Cantor, M.D. challenges the negative labels often applied to young people and advocates for a science-based, strengths-focused approach to support their recovery and growth.

March 31, 2025

Pamela Cantor, M.D., shares 9 actionable tips to help young people feel safe and supported during the Los Angeles wildfires. Learn the biology of stress: how stress affects the brain and why relationships and routines are essential for recovery and resilience.

January 22, 2025

Eric Tucker reflects on Pamela Cantor, M.D.’s keynote at the Advancing Artificial Intelligence, Measurement and Assessment System Innovation Summit. Like scientific revolutions of the past, Dr. Cantor contends that we need a paradigm shift in understanding and measuring human learning and development.

The tragic shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia highlights the ongoing threat of gun violence in schools. Pamela Cantor, M.D., explores the biological impact of stress on children's ability to learn and provides tips for adults to help reassure and support young people in the aftermath of such events.

Pamela Cantor, M.D. explores the differences between online transactions and relationships. Some kids have thousands of online connections, but they shouldn’t be confused for real friendships. In many cases they are hollow promises. Social media can make us feel more isolated despite being more 'connected' than ever.

Pamela Cantor, M.D. explains what working memory is, how it works, why it's the gateway to learning, and the forces, including social media, that impede its critical function.

Pamela Cantor, M.D. discusses the inequities of the current education system and proposes a new vision for learning grounded in whole-child development.

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The struggle to overcome learning loss and build resiliency.

What is it about adolescents and the adolescent brain that makes them particularly vulnerable to stress? And what can we as teachers, parents, and caregivers do to support them?

Don't be afraid of A.I. Chatbots. They could be key to boosting your child's learning.

Is the stress of the holiday season wearing you down? Here's a way out.

Every human skill in every person has a developmental range, but the sad fact is that most of us never get to explore the upper limits, whether in classrooms, in sports, or in the arts.

Stressed out? Here are simple ways to protect your mind and body from illness and injury.

It may be scary to talk with your children about school shootings, but it's important to try.

What you think you know about adolescents might just be plain wrong.

All Kids Thriving: Psychology Today—Unsure whether to talk to children about the war in Ukraine? Hearing the truth from someone they trust can be reassuring.

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pamela Cantor, M.D. offers a framework for educators and parents to manage and surmount stress, the 3 R's, relationships, routines, and resilience.

Pamela Cantor, M.D. reflects on the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and the impact that is having on the sense of safety.

Guidance for parents in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting.