Teens Say Looks Can Be Liberating Despite Fashion Police
An NPR poll finds that stressed-out American adults commonly feel that their appearance contributes to their anxiety. But how do teens experience stress over their appearance?
View Article'Culture Of Violence' Pervades Rikers' Juvenile Facilities
Automatically charged as adults in New York, the 16- and 17-year-old boys are at risk for assault by both corrections officers and other inmates. But advocates say reform efforts are moving slowly.
View ArticleTo Stop Teen Drinking Parties, Fine The Parents
For some teenagers, parties with alcohol are almost a rite of passage. Surveys show the vast majority of parents in these homes know the alcohol is flowing. Cities are now cracking down on the adults.
View ArticleCan Connecticut Force A Teenage Girl To Undergo Chemotherapy?
A 17-year-old says she doesn't want to undergo treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma, but her doctors and the state say she will die without it. The Connecticut Supreme Court is hearing the case.
View ArticleWhy Teens Are Impulsive, Addiction-Prone And Should Protect Their Brains
New research shows that teenagers' brains aren't fully insulated, so the signals travel slowly when they need to make decisions. Neuroscientist Frances Jensen, who wrote The Teenage Brain, explains.
View ArticleIn Palo Alto's High-Pressure Schools, Suicides Lead To Soul-Searching
The competitive California school district has seen four students take their own lives since October. One junior talks about reactions to the deaths, pressures students face and hopes for the future.
View ArticleWhen Deciding To Live Means Avoiding Guns
When a 23-year-old who has tried to kill himself visits family, he must mentally prepare to resist hurting himself with their guns, he says. Gun access can make suicidal impulses harder to fend off.
View ArticleWe Need 2 Talk: Most Teens Still Start, End Their Relationships Offline
The Pew Research Center surveyed adolescents ages 13 to 17 and found social media and mobile phones are woven into teens' lives — particularly when it comes to flirting.
View ArticleA Teen Who Fled Syria Had High Hopes For Her Life In Lebanon: #15Girls
Fatmeh is one of hundreds of thousands of children who have fled Syria with their families. In Lebanon, she works in the fields up to 14 hours a day, clinging to her dream of going to college.
View ArticleSurgery Helps Some Obese Teens In Battle To Get Fit
Three years after bariatric surgery, more than 200 severely obese teens studied had dropped about a third of their weight and improved their metabolism, heart health and self-esteem.
View ArticleWhy This Boy Started Helping His Sister With Chores: #15Girls
All his life, Aniket Sathe has been taught that men rule the world. He lives in India, one of the worst countries for women. Now a new class is changing his attitude.
View ArticleOn The Sleepy Streets Of Islamabad, A Late-Night Need For Speed
In Pakistan's capital, teenagers in a group called Route 66 get their kicks drag racing illegally on the city's wide avenues. They're worried more about punishment from their parents than from police.
View ArticleTeen Girls And Social Media: A Story Of 'Secret Lives' And Misogyny
Author Nancy Jo Sales says the Internet fosters a kind of sexism that is harmful to teen girls. Her new book is American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers.
View ArticleTeen Girls Flip The Negative Script On Social Media
Teen girls experience a lot of hate online. While parents and teachers try to address these problems from outside girl culture, teens have been coming up with their own social media solutions.
View ArticleWhy Healthy Teens Are Taking A Daily Anti-AIDS Pill
In a pilot program in South Africa, teens who are not infected with HIV are going on a preventive regimen of anti-AIDS drugs.
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