Jim Liebelt

A new survey indicates that a majority of tweens (ages 8-12) have cell phones, and many parents are concerned about the cost.

A new study links exposure to sexual content in movies at an early age to adolescents' sexual behavior.

College students are increasingly paying for their own higher education, according to a new study from college financing company Sallie Mae.

Girls as young as 6 are already beginning to think of themselves as sex objects, according to a new study of elementary school-age kids in the...

Teens who play on more than one sports team during the year are far less likely to become overweight or obese, a new study suggests.

A listing of hot cultural items from the the Internet, music, television and movies.

A new study refutes earlier suggestions that the amount of time spent on Facebook and other social media sites might lead to depression.

Millions of kids simply don't find school very challenging, a new analysis of federal survey data suggests.

Too few college students are readers. As a result, they have some hilarious notions of how the written language represents what they hear.

Although dating violence is a recognized problem for U.S. teens, a majority of high school counselors say their school provides no training or...

A new study published in the journal Pediatrics estimates that youth smoking could be cut by one-fifth by eliminating smoking from PG-13 rated...

A study published in the Journal of Christian Nursing finds that 80 percent of 10-year-old girls have been on a diet.

A listing of hot cultural items from the the Internet, music, television and movies.

More than one-quarter of Texas teens have sent naked photos of themselves through text or email, according to the latest study on "sexting."

Recent research shows multitaskers feel emotionally satisfied, but their results lag behind single-taskers.

A listing of hot cultural items from the the Internet, music, television and movies.

Common Sense Media's infographic on how teens view their digital lives.

As always, parents try to keep an eye on teens to prevent them from doing stupid, self-destructive things, and teens always succeed in evading...