Tag: Teens
New findings add twist to screen time limit debate
Jean Twenge, San Diego State University
Many parents want to know how much time their kids should be spending in front of screens, whether it’s...
Teens who feel down may benefit from picking others up
Hannah L. Schacter, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Think about the last time you helped someone out. Maybe...
Why this generation of teens is more likely to care about...
Jean Twenge, San Diego State University
When 17 people were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, it was just the latest...
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...
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...
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...
