Jim Liebelt

The idea that fathers play a significant role in the development of their kids' approach to sex has received some support in a new evidence review.

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The rate of prescription painkiller abuse among this current generation of American youth is 40 percent higher than in previous generations.

A new study finds that when young women start using hormonal contraceptives -- pills, patches, shots and rings -- they often stop using condoms.

A new study from the journal Pediatrics finds that adolescent girls who receive the HPV vaccine are not more likely to become sexually active,...

A new poll of 7,700 teenagers conducted by Piper Jaffray finds that Facebook is a more popular social media site than Twitter and Instagram.

A new study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety find that teen driving gets riskier when teen passengers are in the car.

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Piper Jaffary has released the results of their latest semi-annual survey of over 7,700 U.S. teens. The major conclusion is that Apple remains the...

Teens, it seems, love the unknown.

Mothers who are strict with their teen children also influence the behavior of their teens' friends, a new study suggests.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), birth rates for U.S. teen mothers have hit their lowest point since the 1940s.

The percentage of U.S. high school students who drink and drive has dropped by more than half in two decades, in part due to tougher laws against...

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A new survey finds that teens are even less comfortable talking with their parents about sex than their parents are.

Over the past 18 years, The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASAColumbia) at Columbia University has surveyed thousands of...

Teens who use their cellphones after "lights out" may be at increased risk for mental health problems, as well as lost sleep, a new study from...

A new report finds that more U.S. young adults are living alone or cohabiting rather than walking down the aisle.