Jim Liebelt

Teens are more influenced by the drinking habits of their romantic partners' friends than they are by the habits of their own friends or romantic...

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Adolescents become smarter because they become mentally quicker.

Most teens don't get enough sleep, putting them at greater risk for a slew of unhealthy behaviors, from physical inactivity to fighting, according...

The cost of raising a child from birth to age 18 for a middle-income, two-parent family (not including college), has skyrocketed nearly 40% -- or...

Researchers have found that poor diet may be a risk factor for mental health problems during adolescence.

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"The Importance of Family Dinners VII" study shows that teens who eat dinner five to seven times a week with their families are less likely to...

14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer was found dead after an apparent suicide. He left no note. But his parents say he was bullied for years in middle...

More than 70% of teenagers with suicidal thoughts don't obtain mental health services, a new study shows.

U.S. teens and young adults are increasingly being sent to hospitals with cases of strokes, according to a new study.

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A new University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences study links depression in teenagers to the amount of time they spend on the Internet and playing...

A new study finds that most parents are concerned about substance use by teenagers and believe that more than half of 10th-graders drink alcohol...

In a new study of more than 8,000 American adolescents, researchers have found that dating increases the incidences of depression.

High school students who catch up on sleep over the weekend do worse on attention tests in school than kids who don't get extra shuteye, according...

The number of Americans using illegal drugs has continued to rise, reaching 22.6 million, or 8.9 percent of the population, in 2010, a new...

Parents who drink -- even moderately -- may increase the risk that their children will drive under the influence as adults, a new study has found.