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"Mommy, Are We Poor?"

Kari Henley | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Kari Henley

The recession is impossible to escape these days, and many families are hugely impacted. How are your children reacting? Do you have stories of kids rising to the occasion?

I Want to Get Rid of Tony

Dennis Danziger | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Dennis Danziger

Every day between 12:36 and 1:31, Tony's behavior ties up a good chunk of my class. There's his late entrance. His refusal to sit in his assigned seat. His refusal to read quietly.

Skins on The BBC

Ryan J. Davis | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Ryan J. Davis

The show has been quite controversial, apparently British teenagers now throw 'Skins parties' where they do drugs and have sex.

RED the Book: How to Turn Teenage All-About-Me-ism into Altruism

Amy Goldwasser | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Amy Goldwasser

Obama's call to service for Martin Luther King, Jr., Day was two weeks ago today. But to my generation, I'm afraid it may as well have been issued by Abe Lincoln. It's already history.

Feeling Normal?

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Jayne Lyn Stahl

I grew up in a place, Bayside, New York; a place where, when I mentioned Nietzsche, the woman who lived above me asked, "if you take Penicillin, will it cure that?"

Afghan Stars at Sundance

Havana Marking | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Havana Marking

Last Saturday night, we were presented two awards by the good people of Sundance. it was the first time an Afghan film had made it there, and the people of Afghanistan were over the moon.

Thank You Robert Redford, and I'm Sorry

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Irene Rubaum-Keller

While other celebrities sit at home counting their money, you have used your fame to make the planet better, as did your good friend Paul Newman. Thank you!

Red the Book: Ticket Snubbed at the Inauguration

Amy Goldwasser | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Amy Goldwasser

We held up our purple tickets to prove that we all deserved a place on the other side of the gates, and watched with envy as anyone who made it through ran in with joy.

Bringing Service Back: Why Obama is Better than Prozac for Today's Adolescents

Leeat Granek, PhD | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Leeat Granek, PhD

Barack Obama is bringing service and community back to American youth and this is good for the country and good for kids.

I Almost Forgot, I Hate Politics

Leighann Lord | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Leighann Lord

In seventh grade, we set up my school's first student council. Being a shoe-in for valedictorian I naturally planned to run for president, until I found out that my best friend, Jennifer, was running too.

Facebook, Relationship Statuses, and the Demise of Feminism

Dr. Logan Levkoff | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Dr. Logan Levkoff

Why isn't it enough to define our relationship with our partner? Why must we formally legitimize our relationships for the greater public? Is it really anyone's business?

Getting Down to Risky Business: Response to Recent Survey Findings Regarding Teens Divulging Risky Business Online

Dania Sacks March | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Dania Sacks March

If, as adults, we aren't changing our behaviors, with our nice, tidy, developed pre-frontal cortexes, then how can we expect teens to do it?

Have an Underperforming Teenager?

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Mark Goulston, M.D.

Take a deep breath./Stop reacting from your frustration/and read what follows below.../Does it sound like someone you know?

Rescue the Children Along with the Bankers

Walter Dean Myers | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Walter Dean Myers

We have even stronger numbers than we did with the sub-prime mess to know that far too many of our children are headed into the world totally unprepared to become productive citizens.

Afflatus: It's Elusive to Me

Margot Rogers | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Margot Rogers

Sure, we'd all love to have a book published. But few of us really want to expend the energy. And even fewer are lucky enough to have afflatus!

Why They Cut

Aimee Liu | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Aimee Liu

Frustratingly few media accounts of self-injury ever address the fundamental reason why people hurt themselves when they're distressed.

SNL Star Amy Poehler on Her New Online Show "Smart Girls"

Marianne Schnall | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Marianne Schnall

AP: The idea came out of us wishing we could go back in time to the younger versions of ourselves and let them know it was gonna be ok. My goal is to be the Edward R. Murrow of girls.

Sleepless Kids Become Fat Adults

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Dr. Michael J. Breus

A new study shows that sleep makes for a proper balance of hormones related to appetite, hunger, metabolism, and even fat retention.

HIV Scare at St. Louis High School

Abigail Jones | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Abigail Jones

Normandy High School officials should have come out strongly, advocating openness, pushing sex education, and acknowledging the problems and pressures of teenage life.

Allstate: Can Brain Training Help Improve Driver Safety?

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy 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 05.25.2011 | 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.

The Politics of Parenting Teens

Amy Sue Nathan | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Amy Sue Nathan

On a daily basis, when we used to talk about the school day or the towels left on the bathroom floor, as a family, we've tackled the issues of teen pregnancy and the right to choose.

Everything I Own Fits In a Hefty Trash Bag

Michelle Renee | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy 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 to the Mix

Donald Liebenson | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy 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 05.25.2011 | Politics
Don Ringe

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