Facts on How Narrow Definitions of Success Adversely Affect Our Children

	Challenge Success synthesizes and reviews relevant articles in the fields of health and education. We offer a few sample citations below.
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	•	3.22 million kids, ages 7-17 were treated for depression in the past 5 years. This is more than double the number from the previous 5 years. from Ma J., Lee K-V., & Stafford R. S. (2005). Depression treatment during outpatient visits by U.S. children and adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health, 37(6), 434 – 42.
	•	9- to 13-year-olds said they were more stressed by academics than any other stressor—even bullying or family problems. from KidsHealth KidsPoll, October 12, 2005. Kids and stress, how do they handle it? Poll questions retrieved June 19, 2009, from the National Association of Health Education Centers (NAHEC) database.
	•	Research shows that playful learning leads to better academic success than does a skills-and-drills approach, but this isn’t happening in many of our school: Teens reported being bored 27% of the time that they are in class and disengaged 75% of the time. from Larson, R. (2000). Toward a psychology of positive youth development. American Psychologist, 55(1), 170-183.