• Bright light therapy can enhance your mood and cognitive performance.
• Shy preschoolers are at a greater academic disadvantage than more outgoing children.
• Chronic stress and type A personalities are linked with a higher risk of stroke.
• Northwestern University researchers have developed a tool that discerns whether a toddler is having a temper tantrum or showing early signs of chronic mental illness.

Heather Rudow is a staff writer for Counseling Today. Email her at hrudow@counseling.org.