A spate of suicides involving gay teens last fall reignited concern among youth activists and health experts over the disproportionately high rate of suicide among gay American teens. Now, a survey of high-school students in …
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Pediatricians Group Urges a Ban on Teens at Tanning Salons
Bad news for GTL‘ers-in-training: the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) wants to ban teens from using UV tanning beds.
Why Parents Should Play Video Games With Their Daughters
If you can’t get the video-game controller out of your teenager’s hands, just pick up the other one. According to a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health, gaming may be good for teen girls’ mental health — so long as …
Study: Dating Violence Is Common Among Teenagers
As if there weren’t enough to worry about when it comes to the teenage years, a new study reveals that dating violence — both physical and verbal — among adolescents is surprisingly common.
Study: Teen Girls More Likely to Have Risky Sex Than Teen Boys
A doctoral candidate at Arizona State University made a surprising discovery during the course of her dissertation research on the impact of early sexual health education.
Study: Rural Teens Are More Likely to Misuse Prescription Drugs
Contrary to what the pill-popping kids on Gossip Girl would have you believe, city-dwelling teenagers are actually significantly less likely than their rural counterparts to use prescription drugs such as painkillers and …
It’s National Teen Driver Safety Week (Oct. 17-23), So Talk to Your Kids
Car accidents are the leading cause of death among teens — 16-to-19-year-olds are four times more likely to be in a fatal car crash than 25-to-69-year-olds — so it makes sense to devote a week to a national discussion about …
Study: Brain Injuries On the Rise Among Teen Basketball Players
As childhood obesity reaches epidemic levels, anything that gets kids moving should be encouraged. But children’s sports are competitive these days. Whether at school or on traveling or club teams, young athletes are training …
Study: teens benefit from later school start
New research published this week in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine finds that, starting the school day just a half hour later was associated with significant benefits for teens — from better sleep and enhanced alertness to improved mood and overall well being. The findings contribute to a growing body of research on
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Study: parenting style can rein in teen drinking
It’s one of the epically frustrating truths of family life — and the plot point that starts a thousand teen movies: parents have very little say over whether or not their teen children decide to do stuff. Especially stuff that might hurt them, like drinking alcohol or playing dangerous ball games.
But a new study from Brigham …
In Young Tanners, Fear of Wrinkling Is Worse than Cancer
How do you get a teenager to comply? Appeal to her vanity.