Jim Liebelt

A new teen sexuality pamphlet, entitled "Pleasure," has been released by the UK's National Health Service. The pamphlet advocates that teen sex can...

I've already posted on the danger of texting while driving, but now we can add texting while walking to the list of dangers.

A new study confirms a UK program to lower the rate of teenage pregnancies has backfired, actually increasing the number of school-age mothers in...

Tobacco use in movies has pervasive influence on kids, researchers say.

Over the past five years, the kids' Web universe has swelled by 18 percent, compared to a 10 percent growth rate seen in the relatively mature...

A federal judge's recent decision to dismiss charges against Lori Drew in the "MySpace suicide" case is already fueling an attempt to enact a new...

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

Nearly 1 in 10 kids report cyberbullying, but larger numbers report being targets of more traditional forms of bullying.

15 percent of American teens believe they will die before age 35 -- a perspective strongly linked to risky behavior.

New research suggests that for teenage girls with breast lumps, many should have ultrasound testing rather than an excisional biopsy.

Car and Driver Magazine recently released results of driving tests that showed drivers had worse braking reaction times when texting and reading...

According to a new survey, 1 in 5 teens (19%) have been involved in "sexting" — sending, receiving or forwarding sexually suggestive text messages....

New research has found substantial reductions in binge drinking since the national drinking age was set at 21 two decades ago, with one exception:...

Analysis of federal data has found that the percentage of teens who volunteer dipped in recent years, ending an upward trend that began after the...

One-fourth of teens' cellphone text messages are sent during class, a new survey finds, despite widespread classroom bans on cellphones at school.

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

Researchers report that young people reduce their intake of calcium and dairy products as they enter their twenties, consuming less than the...

The tween favorite Disney Channel series, "Hannah Montana" is coming to an end in 2010.