Teenagers

Allstate: Can Brain Training Help Improve Driver Safety?

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 10.07.2008 | Living


Alvaro Fernandez

Allstate, which called the Posit program "potentially the next big breakthrough in automobile safety," said it expects software exercises to reduce risky driving maneuvers by up to 40 percent.

Building Community at the New Kids on the Block Reunion Show

Alyssa Best | Posted 10.06.2008 | Entertainment


Alyssa Best

My love for New Kids On The Block translated into a powerful feminist experience and brought together an amazing community of women all over again.

Teach them Life Skills

Cheryl Saban | Posted 10.04.2008 | Living


Cheryl Saban

Are your children learning life skills at school? If not, time to wise up and integrate those lessons into your home life, because many kids are grad...

Who Broke John McCain?

Mitchell Gold | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics


Mitchell Gold

The Religicals took John McCain into the back room and gave him a good thrashing. They broke the man that claims to be a maverick and a reformer. Jo...

Everything I Own Fits In a Hefty Trash Bag

Michelle Renee | Posted 09.19.2008 | Living


Michelle Renee

As a 17 year-old abused homeless runaway, getting what I needed to survive sometimes meant hurting those that I loved and those that loved me most.

Police Add Uncertainty Into the Mix

Donald Liebenson | Posted 09.18.2008 | Living


Donald Liebenson

My son made me a mixtape. Caught me completely by surprise, and I was oddly moved. How cool that he wanted to share these songs with me.

Police Add Uncertainty to the Mix

Donald Liebenson | Posted 09.15.2008 | Living


Donald Liebenson

At parent orientation for incoming high school freshman, the principal encouraged us to get involved with our kids, to ask questions. So I sat my son down and, bracing myself, asked about the mixtape.

McCain-Palin Agenda Threatens Teens

Don Ringe | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics


Don Ringe

Some will go across the border, consider self-abortion, suicide, and some will suffer serious injuries or die.

Attention Parents: Back-to-School 101

Abigail Jones and Marissa Miley | Posted 09.10.2008 | Living


Abigail Jones and Marissa Miley

High school will be a whole new world for your daughter, including a changing social scene where partying, drinking, and hooking up may seem suddenly expected. You--her parents--can help her safely navigate all of it.

WATCH: Live From Location Of McCain's Walter Reed Photo Snafu

Lee Stranahan | Posted 09.05.2008 | Media


Lee Stranahan

This controversial report from a former student at Walter Reed Middle School rips the lid off of the scandal that left America asking "Seriously, WTF ...

Do Your Kids Have High Blood Pressure? Check Their Sleep

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 08.27.2008 | Living


Dr. Michael J. Breus

Bottom line: if your healthy kid is getting poor sleep, he or she is at risk for elevated blood pressure.

"Twilight": Sexual Longing in an Abstinence-Only World

Sarah Seltzer | Posted 08.09.2008 | Entertainment


Sarah Seltzer

If you've been spending time in proximity to teenage girls this week, there's a strong chance you've heard about Edward Cullen. Cullen is the undead hero of bestselling young adult fantasy/romance series The Twilight saga.

Miley Cyrus Says, "Wake Up America"

Olivia Zaleski | Posted 07.23.2008 | Green


Olivia Zaleski

Miley's recently released album, "Breakout," breaks the sugar mold with the synthesized call to environmental action, "Wake up America." The song is an eco-anthem ode to mother earth.

The Price of Nice? Apparently on "The N" it's $25,000

Rosalind Wiseman | Posted 07.03.2008 | Entertainment


Rosalind Wiseman

The irony is that the premise of the N's new show, Queen Bees, doesn't even make sense. Offering someone money to be nice is antithetical to what it means to be a decent human being in the first place.

Aloha, Mr. Hand

Kevin Morris and Glenn Altschuler | Posted 06.19.2008 | Media


Kevin Morris and Glenn Altschuler

For all his reliance on social science research, in The Dumbest Generation Mark Bauerlein doesn't present any evidence to justify his assertion that this generation is the dumbest in American history.

Mom, Do Look Fat?

Donna Fish | Posted 06.04.2008 | Home


Donna Fish

Anyone out there deal with this one yet? Just as you finally stop asking that question out loud as you realize that you want your daughters to feel...

My First Time

Bil Browning | Posted 05.24.2008 | Living


Bil Browning

Everyone remembers the first time they had sex. It sticks in your memory and can help shape future sexual desires and preferences. As I was scanning...

A Bad Week For Body Image

Leslie Goldman | Posted 04.25.2008 | Living


Leslie Goldman

Club 21 is an elite clique to which high school girls at St Patrick's College can belong. The thinner the girl, the prettier and more popular she is assumed to be and the higher her rank, from 1 to 21.

Let's Give Our Kids All The Information They Need To Make Safe, Healthy Choices

Rep. Lois Capps | Posted 04.23.2008 | Politics


Rep. Lois Capps

Over the past decade we have spent over 1.3 billion in Federal dollars on abstinence-only education, event though these programs are ineffective and often contain false information.

Real Klassy: Juvenile Attacks on Idol's Easy Targets

Jamie Frevele | Posted 04.23.2008 | Entertainment


Jamie Frevele

Ken Levine knocked Carly Smithson's heavily tattooed husband and David Archuleta's sexuality, taking cues from bone-headed high school jocks who can't handle someone who doesn't fit their mold.

Trusting Teenage Girls: What America Can Learn from HBO's Dr. Paul Weston

Sarah Seltzer | Posted 03.31.2008 | Living


Sarah Seltzer

In order to enable teens to gain knowledge, we first have to trust teens. And like the viewers who can't stand Sophie on In Treatment, there are far too many lawmakers who would rather push them out of view.

What Do We Say When Our Daughters Say: "I'm Fat!"

Donna Fish | Posted 03.24.2008 | Living


Donna Fish

Don't ever, ever, ever in front of your daughters, complain that you yourself are 'fat.' Try to be aware of how often you say it.

Teen Sexual Health Crisis: What Parents Can Do

Shelby Knox | Posted 03.13.2008 | Living


Shelby Knox

America has to get over its squeamishness about teens and sex: not talking about it for the past 20 years has proven ineffective, to say the least.

The "Joys" Of Dealing With Teenagers

Times Of London | Posted 02.06.2008 | Living


One day you wake up and your adorable child has become a foul-mouthed adolescent. The anonymous author of a new book describes the blackly comic night...

My Issue with Nair

Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright | Posted 01.17.2008 | Living


Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright

Nair recently launched its "Pretty" range for, in their own words, "first-time hair removers." Girls as young as fifth grade are being targeted for wax and chemical hair removal -- and in fruity fragrances no less.