Adolescents

Into the Mouths of Babes: The Case for Minding Our Business!

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 05.02.2012

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David Katz, M.D.

The wellbeing of children is everybody's business, and everybody should mind that children are staring down the barrel of a glow-in-the-dark cheese doodle or sugar-laden cereal loop at foreshadowed health and foreshortened lives.

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The Ugly Ideals Of Beauty

Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Video, Body Image, Janet Werner, Female Image, Slidepollajax, Pablo Picasso, Adolescents, Self-Esteem, Weegee, Female Artists, Parisian Laundry, Arts News

Sometimes after flipping through a magazine full of Photoshopped models and airbrushed celebs, confronting the mirror as a (gasp!) regular person can ...

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Adolescent Brain Development and Life Without Parole

David Fassler, M.D. | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Supreme Court, Mental Health, Brain, Crime, Children, Adolescents, Science, Juvenile Justice, Teenagers, Crime News
David Fassler, M.D.

Research using functional magnetic resonance imaging has demonstrated that adolescents actually use their brains differently than adults when reasoning or solving problems.

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The LEAP Program: Successfully Connecting Youth With Other Cultures

Mark Redmond | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Adolescents, Education, Students, Diversity, Culture, The LEAP Program, Education News
Mark Redmond

What Lauren Calahan has created with LEAP is making a significant difference in the lives of young people. And it should be replicated throughout the country.

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Parenting an Almost-Teenager

Jennifer Cullen | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Adolescents, Teenage Girls, Parenting, Teens, Teenagers, Parents, Parents News
Jennifer Cullen

Being a parent is hard. Being a parent of a 12-1/2-year-old girl is even harder.

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How to Get Along With Your Teen: Talking, Rules, and Conflict

Shannon Kellogg | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Healthy Relationships, Adolescents, Empathy, Parenting Tips, Conflict, Parenting Advice, Teens, Parents News
Shannon Kellogg

Parents, do not despair. You are every bit as important in your teens life now as when they were younger.

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The Neuroscience Of The Bar Mitzvah

William Grassie | Posted 02.09.2012

Read More: Bat Mitzvah, Neuroscience, Adolescents, Religion and Science, Bar Mitzvah, Religious Initiation, Neuroscience of Religion, Jewish Rituals, Bar Mitzvah Rituals, Judaism, Religion News
William Grassie

At the Bar Mitzvah, I couldn't help but think that the tribe had done this young man a great service, literally surrounding him with family and friends expressing loving affirmation and setting high expectations for his future.

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Life Lessons From the Radio

D. Yvette Shirey | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Adolescents, Adolescent Girls, Parenting, Life Lessons, Parents News
D. Yvette Shirey

Before you pop in the CD or turn on your media players, stop and listen to the radio and talk with your kids. I learn a lot every day.

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Fatness, misFitness and the Right Kind of Island

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 01.21.2012

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David Katz, M.D.

The collation of obesity and bullying means that the very kids who may be struggling most to measure their self-worth with something other than a bathroom scale are being told daily not to bother.

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Boys Don't Cry: The Health Impact Of America's Obsession With Masculinity

Niobe Way, Ph.D. | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Violence, Adolescents, Penn State, Psychology, Child Abuse, Boys, Empathy, Emotional Intelligence, Healthy Living News
Niobe Way, Ph.D.

It's time we understand that being human and being a man should be one and the same; that the reason why we have survived for so long as a species is because we, men and women, care about others and respond when others are in danger and need our help.

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The Importance of Instilling Hope in Our Children and Teenagers

Mark Redmond | Posted 12.26.2011

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Mark Redmond

In the early 1990's I was director of a 72-bed residence for teenagers just outside of New York City. From reading each youth's background information, I learned about the often- horrific circumstances from which most of them had come.

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Psychologist Broadened Americans' View of Teens

Laura Stepp | Posted 12.21.2011

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Laura Stepp

For much of the 20th century, scientists spoke of adolescence as a period of inevitable depression and rebellion. Beginning in the late 1980s, a different view began to emerge.

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What's Wrong With the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights

Linda Flanagan | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Hib, Board of Education, Bullying, Adolescents, Antibullying-Legislation, Bullies, Victory Bridge, Anti-Bullying Law, Tyler Clementi Suicide, Cornell University Suicides, Cyberbullying, Impulsivity, NJ State Assembly, Teenage Brains, Governor Christie, Rutgers University, Education News
Linda Flanagan

Bullies are universally loathed because their casual cruelty leaves a scar on your soul. But NJ's exhaustive law, which elevates everyday conflict into a state of emergency, seems both ill-conceived and a waste of scarce resources.

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Katherine Bindley

The Scary Truth About Teen Prescription Drug Abuse

HuffingtonPost.com | Katherine Bindley | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Prescription Drug Addiction, Teen Drug Abuse, Drug Problems, Parenting Teens, Drug Problems Youth, Prescription Drugs, Adolescents, Drug Abuse, Prescription Painkillers, Prescription Drug Abuse, Teenagers, Parents News

If you have teenagers, you may have established a system to keep them out of your liquor cabinet or wine fridge. But experts are now saying you should...

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Who Are the Joneser Boomers Keeping Up With?

Bernard Starr | Posted 12.11.2011

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Bernard Starr

If you think the Wall Street protests are formidable, watch out when the boomers fully wake up to their plight and mobilize. Then you will know: It's one solid generation to reckon with.

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My Son Has No Close Friends: Do I Need to Worry?

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Friendship, Friend, Making Friends, Women, Social Llfe, Adolescents, Friendship Advice, Middle School, Parenting, No Best Friend, Teen Friendship, Parents-Teens-Tweens, Parents News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

Entering middle school is a big adjustment for both teens and for their parents. This transition can be particularly difficult for those who tend to be shy or who have to work harder at making new friends.

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Is 50 Really the New 15?

Vivian Diller, Ph.D. | Posted 12.02.2011

Read More: Adolescents, Mid-Life, Hormonal-Changes, Middle-Age, Fifty, Empty Nest, Teenagers, Agism, Fifty News
Vivian Diller, Ph.D.

As someone well into my fifties, the popular aphorism "50 is the new 15" makes me laugh. Who are we kidding? Sure, being 50 today means something different than it did for our parents. But 50 is simply the "new 50!"

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Kids: Sleep Goes Down, Weight Goes Up

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Weight Gain, Adolescents, Raising Children, Parenting, Sleep Deprivation, Children's Health, Sleep, Childhood Obesity, Family, Teenagers, Parents News
Dr. Michael J. Breus

The results of a recent study indicate that every additional hour of sleep young children receive can reduce their risk of being overweight.

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Karma, Christ, Whatever?

Christian Smith | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Adolescents, Karma Christ, Interfaith Engagement, Religious Pluralism, Sectarian Conflict, Religious Tolerance, Liberal Whateverism, Religious Differences, Karma Christ Whatever, Jesus Christ, Karma, Christianity, Interfaith Dialogue, If It Feels Right, Religion News
Christian Smith

We have come in America today to a very different world, which we might call liberal whateverism. This outlook reacts against sectarian conflict by dramatically discounting the claims of religion.

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When Should Kids Get Cell Phones?

Maggie Lamond Simone | Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: Iphone, Cell Phones, Kids, Adolescents, Tweens, Middle School, Parenting, Technology, Maggie Lamond Simone, Parents News
Maggie Lamond Simone

Someone told me once that your child needs a cell phone when you need your child to have a cell phone. That makes sense to me.

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How To Talk To 'Angry' Teens

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 09.29.2011

Read More: Adolescents, Depression, Healthy Living Health News, Teens Loneliness, Young Adult Depression, Young Adults, Consciousness, Healthy Living Spirit, Young Adults Loneliness, Teens, Teen Depression, Mental Health, Emotional Intelligence, Healthy Living News
Mark Goulston, M.D.

Traversing the psychological terrain between teenage dependence and young adult independence is fraught with anxiety, confusion and fear.

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Man Up!

Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin | Posted 09.27.2011

Read More: Girls, Investing, Youth, Unfpa, Sexual-and-Reproductive-Health, Female Genital Mutilation, Health, United Nations, Adolescents, Gender, Impact News
Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin

Being a real man means saying no to gender-based violence and discrimination, and respecting the rights of girls and women.

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In a World of 7 Billion People, We Must Invest in Adolescents and Young People

Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin | Posted 09.05.2011

Read More: Adolescents, Developing Countries, Women's Health, United Nations, Developing Countries Youth, World Youth, Poverty, World News
Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin

As a former Minister of Health in Nigeria and now head of a United Nations agency, I have come to one inescapable conclusion: if we are to tackle the consequences of growing populations, we need to invest in adolescents and young people now.

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Children, Violence and the First Amendment: Video Games in the Supreme Court

David Moshman | Posted 08.29.2011

Read More: Adolescents, Supreme Court, Violence, First Amendment, Children's Rights, Video Games, Free Speech, Technology News
David Moshman

Video games, noted the Court, resemble "the protected books, plays, and movies that preceded them" in that they "communicate ideas -- and even social messages."

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Weight Loss and More, A World Away

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 08.20.2011

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David Katz, M.D.

Some day, ideally, we will convert the world we live in to a place where eating well and being active are the norm for us all.

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