New research shows a quarter of girls (24%) and one in 10 boys (9%) are depressed at age 14
Should Your Kid Have Snapchat? 5 Tips for Parents Raising Teens in the Digital Age
Yesterday I told my friend Brian, “I hope you don’t mind, I stalked your daughter last week on her Instagram
Discussion Starters for Student Small Groups
Police Chief: I would speak to our teens and young adults out there: You’re not invincible
Most experts claim that 11 is the average age for exposure to pornography, but that number is obsolete
These days, it seems that our generation of mothers face more challenges than every generation before us
A number of factors make girls as young as 11 more likely than boys to experience depression
There are no differences in what girls and boys can learn. But there are big differences in the way to teach them
Coroners listed “intake of bodybuilding supplements” as one of Hefford’s causes of death, along with the disorder
Whenever I see a picture of me, the first things which catches my eyes are my FLAWS
U.K. researchers have discovered depression has different effects on the brain activity of male and female….
…awareness of not using your cell phone in the bathroom as it is plugged in and charging
Girls reported that they were more upset by these behaviors and reported more negative emotional responses
Furious Ariel Winter calls estranged mother ‘toxic’ for publicly slamming actress for her racy outfits
From AwesomenessTV to Zendaya, these are the names to know
How a Florida Teen Became Queen of Gen Z’s Favorite Video Platform—and a Top Brand Influencer
But there’s another value that’s gone unnoticed in all of this. That’s the value that effects the child
She writes about the struggles she’s gone through in dealing with the body feature and how it’s affected her life since she…
Depression in many children appears to start as early as age 11. By the time they hit age 17, the analysis found,…
Self-image is a complex beast. If we have a distorted image of ourselves it becomes very easy to fill our thoughts with…
How she managed to recover from her attachment to her phone and social media
When you’re a skinny child of fifteen, with braces from ear to ear, you doubt that you will ever be appealing,”
Watch this pro-life teen destroy Teen Vogue over their post-abortion ‘gift guide’
Police, are currently investigating a series of disturbing phone calls received by teens who posted ads offering babysitting and tutoring services
‘This is so so important- our young girls need to hear these things. It is both reassuring and inspiring to have a…
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Rookie Ashley Graham didn’t always have it easy when it came to love.
It is easy to jump on Instagram, Facebook or even hear about another church’s youth ministry event from your students and begin…
Teens’ use of the photo-sharing service Instagram has both risks and benefits, a new study suggests. Frequent use was linked to a…
A poor diet while young may do more than just make it tough to fit into a pair of jeans: New research…
…suggesting that the increasing dependence on social media by this age group may be exacerbating the problem
Selfie culture…youngest patients are after a Photoshopped look (“It’s almost like auto correct,” he said) $382 per treatment
Freeing Your Heart from the Need to Be Perfect
For many girls it starts early. The desire to be perfect. The need for approval. The longing for acceptance and being liked…
Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood
I never knew how scary the world could be until I became a parent
What to say to girls trying to dress or dance in grown-up ways that they don’t understand
“I have a stepfather but he tried to rape me,” she said. “And he said I should go hang myself because I…
Teen girls who reported higher-quality relationships with their mothers experienced a protective factor against early sexual initiation,
He got suspicious after the women, who cops say are pimps, started telling the scantily-clad teen what would happen when they got…
2 out of 3 U.S. school districts buy infant simulators, but new research shows the automaton newborns simply don’t work
Ohio: What would be one of the strictest abortion laws in the country
The “one finger challenge” is an emerging, risqué social media fad where people are taking naked selfies of themselves in front of…
The kind of (youthgroup) girl who draws you in and makes you actually glad to work more hours for less pay than…
Fewer teens are giving birth nationwide, but new government data reveals that teen births are much higher in rural areas than urban…
This Might Be Why Depression Is Rising Among Teen Girls
New research finds that adolescents are more likely than adults to take online risks, regardless of the gamble involved
Bella Hadid: ‘I want boobs… I want my a** back’
The two girls, 16 and 17, were held in an adult prison — instead of a juvenile detention center — for about…
She holds her virginity to the highest value. So she is autioning it off to the highest bidder?
The right advice at the right time…Their daughter Katelyn was dating a non-Christian. How could that happen?
I think everyone is trying 2 out-do the next person 2 stand out anyway they can, even if that means starting trends…
In one case, one user offered to trade up to 300 nude images of other victims, in exchange for a single nude…
Victoria’s Secret PINK model Chase Carter shares hilarious story about how her father went nuts after she was scouted at an airport
“Love affair will surely destroy the life of a young lady student therefore this institution prohibit intimate relationship between a male &…
Women and girls in the US who are “at risk of or may have been subjected” to female genital mutilation/cutting increased 3-fold…
Only later did the family look at the teen’s phone, they found a message from a man asking her to come outside…
Tanith Carey is author of ‘Girls Uninterrupted: Steps for Building Stronger Girls in a Challenging World.’
Where is the world in all this? Where is humanity?”
The average car insurance premium increase…For male teen drivers the increase was 91%, while female teen drivers saw an increase of 67%
Suicide is the second leading cause of death for young people 10-24 years old, according to CDC and Prevention
“Commenting on a woman’s weight is never a good idea, even when they are young girls,”
Tovonna Holton’s (15) ex was angry about a breakup when he allegedly took an innocent video and turned it into revenge porn
What it’s like to grow up in the age of likes, lols and longing
In early adolescence, between the ages of 13 and 15, teens are still fairly self-centered and are more likely to worry about…
…before she heads off to college. I began to think about things I still need to teach her, specifically about boys..
Discovery Girls magazine prides itself on reaching approximately 900,000 girls, ages 8 to 13
23% of black girls, 15% of Hispanic girls and 10% of white girls have started to develop breasts by the age of…
It is not enough simply to educate the mothers about the teen years, they must be refueled themselves…
“We would hope that our young girls understand that there are other ways to be popular,”
Teenagers were less likely to become as emotionally affected by these sorts of stressors if they had a friend with them after…
…reported being more concerned with things like their appearance or having fun rather than helping others or being honest
…causes such as college prep tests and poor body image, a WebMD survey show
In a survey of 2,089 English schoolgirls ages 11 to 18, nearly three-quarters listed at least one breast-related concern regarding exercise and…
She is more likely to post a photo of herself wearing a swimsuit, while he will post a photo of something he…
The suicide rate for girls between 10 and 14 increased by 200 percent since 1999
An 18-year-old girl from Atlanta who almost killed herself and left another driver with brain injuries when she…
..continued to livestream the rape of her teenage friend on Periscope because she ‘got caught up on the likes’ the video was…
Some experts say Kim Kardashian, Emily Ratajkowski sending wrong message
Teen birth and pregnancy abortion rates in the United States all reached new historic lows in 2011, according to two new analyses…
If they can deal with the cruelty of a teenage girl then they can deal with almost anything
Cyrus wore a Planned Parenthood promotional button that reads, “Don’t f**k with us, don’t f**k without us”
For the study, Cheng and her colleagues collected data on about 390,000 U.S. teens and young adults aged 12 to 24
Iskra Lawrence was let go as a teen because her 36-inch hips were “too big.”
One year and one day after her first crash, she drove off a freeway embankment while texting
At age 14..sexually objectifying herself and receiving..mass amounts of praise, attention, and value from society
While social media didn’t cause Nicole’s death, the story does serve as a powerful reminder of our need to set social media…
Just a Few Hours Later, Her Nightmare Started
This pointless and unhealthy trend is another in a line of similar viral “challenges” that shame women
Almost 400 children under the age of 18 have reportedly been convicted of murder in Britain over the past two decades
“Porn has terrible effects on what young women believe they are supposed to look like, particularly during sex,” said Leslie Bell