Tag: Teenagers
Parents need to start talking to their tweens about the risks...
Gail Dines, Wheelock College
Editor’s note: This article includes references to graphic sexual content that may be inappropriate for some readers.
Today teenagers are viewing far...
A parent’s guide to ending sexual harassment and assault
Merle H. Weiner, University of Oregon
The resignation of three members of Congress – John Conyers, Al Franken and Trent Franks – should serve as...
Why it’s time to lay the stereotype of the ‘teen brain’...
Dan Romer, University of Pennsylvania
A deficit in the development of the teenage brain has been blamed for teens’ behavior in recent years, but it...
Why today’s teens aren’t in any hurry to grow up
Jean Twenge, San Diego State University
Teens aren’t what they used to be.
The teen pregnancy rate has reached an all-time low. Fewer teens are...
Sleepy teenage brains need school to start later in the morning
Kyla Wahlstrom, University of Minnesota
Millions of high schoolers are fighting with their alarm clocks as they start another academic year. As they struggle to...
How to bring the teen pregnancy rate down
By Colleen McNicholas, Washington University in St Louis
Teen pregnancy is a public health problem in the United States. According to 2010 estimates, girls aged...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
