High schools across the country going the extra mile to provide stress relief for their students...

MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill. -- The four-legged member of the counseling team at the high school in suburban Chicago waits patiently, as a crush of students fills the hallways. Her tail wags with the first pat on the head, then another and another.

"Puppy! Ohhh, puppy dog!" one teenager croons, as he affectionately tousles the ears of the 18-month-old golden retriever. Junie began her role as a therapy dog at Prospect High School less than four months ago.

It's just one of a number of ways high schools across the country are trying to address what some call an epidemic of stressed-out, overwhelmed students.

Kid President gives an inspiring pep talk...

"Who do you know who needs some encouragement?" That's what Kid President, the "self-appointed voice" of our childrens' generation asks in his latest video, which we're going to go ahead and call his masterpiece. (That's high praise considering an earlier KP favorite of ours included oratory such as: "You grown-ups can invent stuff too. You just have to stop being boring.")