Jim Liebelt

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“People say I’m ugly, so tell me, am I?” is a daring question to ask online, but dozens of teenagers, mostly girls, are unhesitatingly putting out...

More than half of births to American women younger than 30 are outside marriage, research has found.

Researchers find tight parental controls helps teens avoid alcohol.

A new study suggests that major exposure to scenes of alcohol consumption in movies is a bigger risk for teen drinking than having parents who...

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

After several years of decline, a new study shows fatalities among 16- and 17-year-old drivers in the first half of 2011 increased by 11% over the...

Interpersonal relationships at home, school and with peers appear to be critical for positive mental health among young Canadian teens, a major...

Online pinboarding site Pinterest has reached more than 11 million unique monthly users in the US alone, making it the fastest independent site to...

Tommy Jordan, the laptop shooting angry dad has become an Internet folk hero for meting out gunslinging justice to his rebellious 15-year-old...

Authoritarian parents whose child-rearing style can be summed up as “it’s my way or the highway” are more likely to raise disrespectful, delinquent...

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

Birth and abortion rates among U.S. teens fell to record lows in 2008 as increased use of contraceptives sent the overall teen pregnancy rate to...

Tween couples talk mostly via text and chat.

Does bullying lead to adolescent depression - or is it the other way around? New study suggests the latter.

Children whose families move around a lot may be at increased risk for psychological problems and substance use later in life, according to a new...

Researchers in the U.K. have found about 25% of children were likely to perform poorly at school if families had multiple social issues.

The more ongoing stress children are exposed to, the greater the odds they will become obese by adolescence, according to a new study.