Teenagers

Parents Don't Get How Negative They Seem to Their Teenagers

New study says this can make teenagers more aggressive

By Juli Fraga December 16, 2016

Teen Depression and Anxiety: Why the Kids Are Not Alright

The first time Faith-Ann Bishop cut herself, she was in eighth grade. It was 2 in the morning, and as her parents slept, she sat on the edge of the tub at her home outside...

October 27, 2016

How to Make Sure Your Kid Gets Enough Sleep This Summer

Vacation offers the perfect opportunity for kids of all ages to adjust their sleep cycle

By Carey Wallace July 18, 2016

Mom Who Joined Teens' Naked Twister Party Avoids Prison

After the incident, she lost custody of all five of her children

By Abigail Abrams July 7, 2016

Fashion Retailer Aéropostale Files for Bankruptcy

Company will close dozens of stores across North America

By Victor Luckerson May 4, 2016

Teen Birth Rate Hits All-Time Low

The number of births fell about 50% among Hispanic and black teenagers

By Alexandra Sifferlin April 28, 2016

Your Teenage Daughter Isn’t Psychotic—and 3 Other Things to Stop Worrying About

A psychologist explains why normal teen behavior can seem bizarre

By Lisa Damour February 17, 2016

How to Talk to Your Kids about Taking Risks

It’s never to early for parents to encourage kids to think about consequences

By Carey Wallace January 19, 2016

This Mom Missed Cuddling With Her Teenage Son So She Knit a Life-Size Version of Him

And you thought your parents were smothering you

By Megan McCluskey January 13, 2016

This Girl Kicked a Field Goal After Getting Crowned Homecoming Queen

She wore her full football uniform to the homecoming court ceremony

By Megan McCluskey October 21, 2015

When Girls Compulsively Text, Their Grades Suffer

Boys and girls, however, tend to text at the same frequencies

By Tanya Basu October 13, 2015

Read Sex Advice for 1960s Teens From Ann Landers

“The living room of your own home is the safest place to neck. And there must always be a light on.”

By Eliza Berman October 7, 2015

The Diary of a Teenage Girl Should Be Required Viewing

And not just for teenage girls

By Eliza Berman August 7, 2015

Japan's Elderly Outdo Teenagers in Crime

Over 23,000 seniors have been caught breaking the law this year

By Rishi Iyengar July 16, 2015

U.S. Teens Are Smoking and Drinking Less

Good news: Today's teens experience notably low rates of bullying, drinking, pregnancy and unprotected sex

By Alexandra Sifferlin May 28, 2015

Justin Bieber Crashed a High School Prom This Weekend

You better Belieb it

By Kevin McSpadden April 27, 2015

Teens Are Doing the #KylieJennerChallenge and It Must Stop

While Kylie Jenner has asserted that her apparently enhanced lips are natural, teenagers have taken to harming theirs to duplicate the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star's puffy-pouty look. If you put your the lips...

By Kevin McSpadden April 21, 2015

Distraction Causes Far More Teen Car Crashes Than Estimated

Distraction plays a role in four times as many teen driving accidents than previously estimated

By Sabrina Toppa March 26, 2015

Five Best Ideas of the Day: February 10

1. Is the technology that is supposed to increase resilience actually making us vulnerable? By Colin Dickey in Aeon 2. Stock buybacks — usually to prop up a corporation’s perceived value on Wall Street —...

By The Aspen Institute February 10, 2015

Tech Wrecking Sleep for Scores of Teens, Says Study

Maybe they should be dubbed Generation-Zzzz. Teens who bury their faces for hours on end in laptops, tablets, smart phones or TV screens during the days tend to suffer bad nights of sleep, researchers reported...

By NBC News February 2, 2015

Kentucky's 'Bonnie and Clyde' Get Booked

They're being booked for burglary and trespassing related offenses

By Kevin McSpadden January 19, 2015

Israel Sentences Palestinian Kidnapper to Life for Killing of 3 Teenagers

The killing quickly escalated into 50 days of conflict in last summer's Gaza war

By Dan Kedmey January 6, 2015

Study: What Kind of Car NOT To Buy a Teen Driver

Old cars may be cheaper, but they have fewer safety features, says insurance study

December 18, 2014

Pot Use Correlated With Lower IQ

The average marijuana user's IQ was five points lower than that of a non-user

By Justin Worland November 11, 2014

Have Your Morning Cry with Deleted Scenes from The Fault in Our Stars

And you thought the emotional onslaught was over!

By Eliza Berman November 4, 2014

Five Best Ideas of the Day: October 1

1. More face time, less screen time: To survive adolescence, kids need to put down their phones and practice interacting with each other. By Cory Turner at National Public Radio 2. History texts may perpetuate...

By The Aspen Institute October 1, 2014

Five Best Ideas of the Day: September 25

1. Beyond bombs: To truly disable Islamic State, the U.S. must outmaneuver their effective use of social media. By Rita Katz in Reuters 2. The Truth Campaign has pushed teen smoking to the brink of...

By The Aspen Institute September 25, 2014

10 Things Teens Really Need to Know Before They Leave Home

These won’t get teens into college, but will make them better people

By Kristin van Ogtrop September 18, 2014

Poll: British Teenagers Extremely Skeptical of Porn's Value

A new poll of teenagers in Britain shows that many think porn leads to unrealistic or damaging views about sex

By Megan Gibson August 20, 2014

Experts: Pot Harms The Teenage Brain

Experts say teenage use is on the rise

By Justin Worland August 11, 2014

Kids Value Success Over Caring Because Parents Do

The co-author of a new Harvard study reveals what parents can do to increase their children’s caring quotient

By Randye Hoder July 10, 2014

Japanese City Urges 'Smartphone Curfew' on Teens

Teenagers in Kasuga are facing lonely nights after education authorities advised a nightly ban on smartphones between 10pm and 6am

By Mirren Gidda July 7, 2014

Ask.fm Founder: Closing Site Wouldn't Stop Bullying

In their first extensive interview, Ask.fm's co-founders talk about the deaths of teenagers who used their site and what they are doing to keep the anonymous social network safe

By Jack Dickey/Riga June 26, 2014

Here Are the 10 Best Prom-posals of Prom Season

Because a text message that says "yo, prom?" just doesn't cut it anymore

By Charlotte Alter May 5, 2014

How to Be Popular Without Being Mean: The Method That Got a Girl a Book Deal

And a movie deal too!

By Lily Rothman April 15, 2014

'We Just Had a Gun to Our Heads.' The Florida Shooting Survivors Are Transforming America’s Gun Debate

Teens Today Are Having Sex, Dating and Drinking Less Than They Used To

Why Teenage Brains Are So Hard to Understand

Inside a 1950s Brooklyn Gang