Teens & Tweens
Courts Rules Parents Can Stop 'Sexting' Subjects From Facing Charges
Posing for a photograph, which then becomes the subject of a "sext," is not a criminal offense, ...Read more
FDA Rule Aims to Stub Out Cigarette and Smokeless Tobacco Marketing to Kids
The FDA wants to make it harder for kids to get their hands on cigarettes. Credit: Matt Cardy, ...Read more
Mars and Venus Share a Dorm Room: Mixed-Gender Housing Trend Growing
Dude, your roommate's a girl. Awesome. Mixed-gender student housing is catching on at colleges ...Read more
Student Journalists Yell 'Stop The Press' on Principle (and at Principal)
Schools have the legal right to censor content. Courtesy of The Viewer
Stop the presses. ...Read more
Teen Girls Drawn to Cigarette Ads in Fashion Mags
Do pink cigarette ads target teen girls?
Move over Marlboro Man: Camel No. 9 is here, and he's ...Read more
My Teen Daughter Refuses to Tell Me What's Upsetting Her!
Dear AdviceMama,
How do I get my teenage daughter to speak to me? She always seems to be in a bad ...Read more
When Big Authors Write for Little People
Long-reigning king of the courtroom thriller and perennial airport bookstore hog John Grisham ...Read more
Immunizing Children May Help the Whole Community, Study Shows
Vaccines might have wide-reaching effects. Credit: Noel Celis, AFP/Getty Images
Giving flu ...Read more
What's Going On Inside Mean Tweens' Heads?
Researchers say mean boys will throw you in a locker, but mean girls are more likely to give you ...Read more
Women in Sororities More Apt to Have Bad Body Images, Eating Disorders, Study Says
Do sororities cultivate mean girls or future humanitarians? Credit: Corbis
Women who join ...Read more
Right Foot Red, Left Foot Blue: College Students Break World Twister Record
Twister: Testing the limits of human flexibility and physical closeness since 1966. Credit: ...Read more
