‘It is taking people out’: More than 70 people overdose on K2 in a single day in New Haven
“Predators in every diocese weaponized the Catholic faith and used it as a tool of their abuse,”
The teen’s mother, Pam Massimiani, said last month that she had recently received a letter and, based on the contents
Just blaming the machines is a cop-out, a way to avoid the much more difficult task of improving young people’s lives
5 Parenting Questions To Ask
High Times is introducing an over-the-top video platform, called High Times TV, specifically for cannabis content
YouTube tells dad his ice cream laxative prank on kids went too far
Facebook and Instagram instructed their moderators to take a tougher stance on underage kids
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Hot Cheetos and Takis under fire after snacking teen needs gallbladder removal
Esports is a perfect reflection of how sports and leisure changed with the internet: a new report says 10% of U.S. broadband…
7 Leadership Lessons from Mr. Rogers
He (Dad) was floored when his two teens told him about some of the sneaky things their peers are doing, even in…
The Seven Top Skills Google Now Looks for in Graduates
Eight helpful suggestions on how to manage your child’s electronic usage this summer–without becoming an online cop
Best Buy will continue to sell vinyl records due to their rising popularity — with record sales at a “27-year-high.”
The incident began when the girl spotted the alligator while rafting
deputy shoots, kills alligator that trapped girl in tree
Thai youth soccer team could have to dive out of caves or wait months to be rescued
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Parents Teaching Kids to Masturbate Trends on YouTube And Teen Vogue’s promotion of anal sex
Why is marriage in retreat among young Americans? Because it is now much easier for men to find sexual satisfaction outside marriage,…
The star used his time on stage to share some advice with fans that included references to his faith
The “Overboard” actress recently admitted that the former couple’s social media presence added to the pressure after their breakup.
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smartphone’s…endless stream of distractions may be causing more harm than good.
The risks and helping your child recover
Max, age 13, is agender — neither male nor female. When referring to Max, you don’t use “he” or “she;” you use…
The game allowed players to simulate a school shooting by taking the role of the shooter
Like so many couples, they have found themselves in a place they never expected to be and now they’re starting the process…
There are jobs available even for those with a poor work history like you. Get one – you have to work!
There, doctors recorded her issues: cough, difficulty breathing that was worsening by the minute, and sudden stabbing pains in the chest
The rapper took to take on the idea of consumerism, sharing a documentary named The Century of the Self
Raising a confident, self-assured daughter who is comfortable with her body is not an easy thing to do these days
The core message of the book is that kids need mentoring, not (just) monitoring, and that kids deserve more empathy from adults…
All it takes is for someone to send two strings of text, and for their target to open those texts, and their…
Teens increasingly measure and manage their social success online—and it may be taking a toll on their mental health
For the past 35 years, families and church youth groups have piled into Walt Disney World for Night of Joy
Finding employees has been a challenge for him, as it has been for many small-business
Feds warn e-cigarette makers about packaging after thousands of kids drink toxic liquid
From electrocution, autopsy rules
He can be seen talking to a handheld smartphone moments before he apparently drove into the path of a tractor trailer.
He really struggled with thoughts about Meaning, Life, Happiness. He could not go on any longer. He wanted to find peace
Kyl and Brent Courtney-Myers have refused to reveal the gender of their 2-year-old child Zoomer
The Movies That Will Heat Up the Box Office This Summer
How addictive it appears to be. Over spring break I noticed that my sons were waking up before 6 am. to get…
Why Are More American Teenagers Than Ever Suffering From Severe Anxiety?
Parents punishing children on social media
New feature called Nametags that lets you create a special image that people can scan with the Instagram Stories camera to follow…
A coalition of more than 20 consumer advocacy groups contends that YouTube is collecting and profiting from the personal information of young…
“The takeaway here is that parents should not treat parental control apps as a magic bullet to keep their teens safe online,”
On Netflix, a Growing Wave of Shows for and About Teenagers
58% Of Parents Concerned About Negative Health Effects In Children Using Virtual Reality
Apple’s new iPad may be aimed at schools but it’s also a great deal for consumers.
Teen needed to wake up for church on Easter. His mother tased him
WITH ACCESS TO more audiences, channels, today’s kids can achieve stardom before graduating high school
R. Kelly’s ex-girlfriend alleges singer ‘trained’ 14-year-old girl to be his ‘sex pet’
For those unfamiliar, fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is said to be 50 times more powerful than heroin
“People don’t have the attention span anymore to listen to whole albums,” he says. “The album used to be a journey, and…
From Washington D.C. to Paris, young voices resound in protest against gun violence
When a child breathes in secondhand smoke, they breathe in thousands of chemicals, just like the smoker does. This puts them at…
Keeping your “elbows off the dinner table” may now be replaced by “take your phone off the table.”
A new genre of porn, Deepfakes, is growing in popularity… and it’s scary
38% regretted drinking, 32% regretted a sexual encounter and 11% said they regretted drug use
College students’ annual rite of debauchery during spring break continues despite towns’ attempts to curb it.
‘What’s the point of making her wait?’ mom says
More Americans have been killed in Chicago alone than in the wars of Iraq and Afghanistan combined.
Everyone has it, she whines, even the kid whose mom is an FBI agent/social worker/pediatrician/nun.
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Pro-Life Students Launch Nationwide Tour to Defund Planned Parenthood
Noting that modern kids want to see shows that mirror the people in their lives. “Multicultural, authentic and diverse,”
Facebook asks users: should we allow men to ask children for sexual images?
Chicago-area police are fighting a losing battle to stop gun battles from erupting during gang members’ funerals
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It’s a popular e-cigarette system that looks a lot like a USB flash drive
They’re usually running from a situation they believe can’t be solved by staying at home
Birth Year Guidelines Set For How To Identify Generations
The Saenz brothers ordered the killing in retaliation after she called out the gang at school and on social media
She gouged out her own eyes, now she wants to help keep people away from drugs
3 Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadets killed in the Florida school massacre have been awarded medals by the US Army
He established the Graham Youth for Christ, which found moderate success holding “crusades” across North America and in Britain
But somehow no one at the FBI connected the dots or shared information about Cruz with the agents who might have stopped…
O’Connor wrote that he wanted the death count to be as high as possible so that the shooting would be infamous
Tennessee Hemp Industries contends that the products were legal, with CBD derived from hemp, not marijuana.
The movie, which earned $25 million and finished second at the box office this weekend,
Anthony Perez, 11, died after he managed to push his friend to safety
Morgan Geyser, 15…for stabbing a classmate in 2014 in an attack aimed to please the fictional horror character Slender Man
Force field support both android and Apple products
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“I don’t have a kid, but I have a nephew that I put some boundaries on. There are some things that I…
Activist use photo of disabled girl to promote eugenic abortions
Study of sexting among 12- to 18-year-old girls, Sara E. Thomas of Northwestern University analyzed 462 stories posted,
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