Fewer teens are sniffing glue, lighter fluid, spray paint, shoe polish and other easy-to-find substances, a government study said Monday. ...more

March 18, 2009

When Jim Carrey's "Yes Man" hit movie screens nationwide, thousands of moms and dads let their teenagers see it because it was rated PG-13. ...more

January 10, 2009

Obesity surgery can reverse diabetes in teens, just as it does in adults, according to a small study. ...more

December 30, 2008

Obesity surgery can reverse diabetes in teens, just as it does in adults, according to a small study. ...more

December 29, 2008

Shyness can be a normal and expected behavior, especially in new situations. ...more

December 22, 2008

I need these pills refilled," the weary mother says, displaying an array of empty bottles on the desk in my office. "My son is bipolar." ...more

December 20, 2008

Extra, extra, read all about it. It's breaking news, hot off the press, so you may want to sit down for this exclusive discovery: Apparently, kids drink in college. ...more

October 11, 2008

Tobacco companies deliberately changed the menthol levels in cigarettes depending upon whom they were marketing them to - lower levels for young smokers who preferred the milder brands and higher levels to "lock in lifelong adult smokers," researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health concluded. ...more

July 17, 2008

Stop Sexual Harassment The emerging statistics are startling: 90 percent of adolescent girls between the ages 12 and 18 report experiencing sexual harassment. This disturbing information comes from a recent study by Campbell Leaper, professor of psychology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, that was published in the May/June issue of Child Development Journal. ...more

June 16, 2008

I'm sure by now everybody has seen the beating of the Polk County teenage girl on TV or read about it in the newspaper. What is underlying this matter is the blatant disrespect and lack of consequences these and other young people have today in this society. It has to start with the parents and is shared with the school system right up to and including the liberal justice system. ...more

April 10, 2008