1+ week, 4+ day ago  (607+ words) I sometimes joke that I was raised on benign neglect though at the time, we just called it childhood. No one tracked our location. No one texted to check in. It was a time when we just figured things out…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago  (229+ words) Every year, an estimated 1. 8 million LGBTQ+ young people in the U. S. seriously consider suicide'and they're four times as likely to attempt suicide than their peers. It's not their sexuality that makes them inherently prone to suicidality, but the stigma and mistreatment…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (507+ words) College acceptance season used to look like a hoodie, a handshake, and maybe a proud Facebook post from Mom. Now? Some families are throwing full-blown "bed parties." These elaborate, Instagram-ready celebrations consists of decking out your teenager's bedroom in their…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (522+ words) For years, we've heard about the "retail apocalypse." And it's not entirely exaggerated. Between shifting consumer habits and the rise of online shopping, many malls have struggled to stay afloat. According to reporting on the retail landscape by Forbes, dozens…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (387+ words) If your teen is not a reader and you blame social media for hijacking their brains, you're not so far off base: A new study has found regular social media use during early adolescence is related to worse reading and…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago  (631+ words) Is the tide turning against social media and teens? Decisions in closely watched Los Angeles and New Mexico trials indicate that it just might be. On Wednesday, a Los Angeles jury found both You Tube and Meta liable in a…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (1018+ words) And suddenly the questions come rushing in: Why would my child do this? How did I miss the signs? What am I supposed to do now? Related story Global Turmoil Is Taking a Toll on Your Teen's Mental Health. Here's…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (528+ words) New research in JAMA finds that insufficient sleep among U. S. adolescents has increased significantly over the past 15 years. At nearly the same time, the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) released updated recommendations clarifying how much sleep teens actually need. Related story What…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (697+ words) The KFF survey, which was conducted in the fall of 2025 " before the current ICE ramp-up, so it can reasonably be surmised that the effects would be felt even more severely now " found that immigrant parents were experiencing the following strains:…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (465+ words) Have you already given thought to how your adolescent may fare, socially, in adulthood? If so, then you're likely on the right track to help them live a friendship-filled life. That's because a new study has found that, in adolescence,…...