Jim Liebelt

• "Free Range" Parents Investigated for Child Neglect After Kids Walk Alone Two Maryland "free range" parents are being investigated for child neglect because they allow their children to walk around their neighborhood unaccompanied. Jim Liebelt Mar 03, 2015 comments
• Aggressive Early-Adolescent Boys Turn into Strong Teenagers A new study finds a link between aggressive anti-social behavior in early-adolescent boys and increased physical strength as older teenagers. Jim Liebelt Mar 02, 2015 comments
• What's Hot? 02/27/15 A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television and movies. Jim Liebelt Feb 27, 2015 comments
• Teens in Single-Parent Households Less Likely to Attain a Bachelor's Degree Teenagers belonging to single-parent household are less likely to attain a bachelor's degress than those from two-parent households, a new study finds. Jim Liebelt Feb 26, 2015 comments
• Cell Phone: The Tween Rite of Passage Turning 12 or 13 years old used to mean entering the “awkward years.” Now, it means entering the mobile world. Jim Liebelt Feb 25, 2015 comments
• Teen Drivers Swayed by Risk-Accepting Riders A new study shows that teen drivers are strongly influenced by their teen passengers’ attitudes toward driving, especially those passengers who openly condone risky driving behaviors. Jim Liebelt Feb 24, 2015 comments
• Caring Youth-Parent Relationships Vital to Preventing Teen Suicide Attempts Positive relations between youth and their parents can be key to preventing adolescent suicide attempts, according new research from the University of British Columbia. Jim Liebelt Feb 23, 2015 comments
• What's Hot? 02/20/15 A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television and movies. Jim Liebelt Feb 20, 2015 comments
• Sibling Bullying More Common Than Schoolyard Bullying A new study that says sibling torment could be more common than aggression at school or in the neighborhood -- and the perpetrators and victims don't even see it as bullying. Jim Liebelt Feb 19, 2015 comments
• Researchers Identify Adolescent Traits to Becoming a Troubled Adult Researchers at the University of Michigan find that children and teens that exhibit antisocial behavior, aggression, and a lack of empathy are predictive traits of becoming a troubled adult. Jim Liebelt Feb 18, 2015 comments
• U.S. Teens Getting Less Sleep Than Ever American teens don't get enough sleep, and the problem has only gotten worse since the 1990s, new research shows. Jim Liebelt Feb 17, 2015 comments
• UK Study Finds Four in 10 Teen Girls Pressured into Sex A survey of 1,000 English teenage girls found that more than four in 10 have experienced sexual coercion and of these, most were pressured to have sex or engage in sexual activity. Jim Liebelt Feb 17, 2015 comments