Jim Liebelt

A new study shows that over-controlling parenting, or “helicopter parenting,” can harm a child’s ability to manage his or her emotions and...

Young teens who slept less than seven hours a night tended to have more body fat, elevated blood pressure and less healthy cholesterol levels --...

After briefly leveling off, the U.S. obesity rate may be climbing again, according to a preliminary study which estimates that half of all U.S....

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One in four U.S. high school seniors would try marijuana or use it more often if it was legal, and that rate, the highest in the 43-year history of...

Next year, people around the world will spend more time online than they do watching TV, according to new data from measurement company Zenith.

New research suggests that greater amounts of daily screen time are associated with more insomnia symptoms and shorter sleep duration among...

Recent research shows there's been a sharp spike in cases of major depression in the United States in recent years, especially among teens and...

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

A new study from the University of Kentucky finds that teens who were more invested in their selfies, spending more time choosing a photo or...

A new study finds that teens who liked, commented on or viewed alcohol-related social media posts tend to have issues with alcohol.

More teens are splitting up with Facebook, choosing to spend their social media time on rivals including YouTube, Instagram and Snapchat.

Nearly half of US teens report being online on a near constant basis, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center.

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

In an analysis of nationwide surveys from between 20014 and 2014, researchers have found that pot is increasingly replacing cigarettes and alcohol...

A new study suggests experiencing physical or sexual abuse, migration, cannabis consumption, or problematic alcohol use as a child or teen leads to...

New research reveals that while more than one-third of kids aged 6-17 consider social media stars to be among their top influencers, they say moms...

Teens who share sexually explicit texts or emails -- "sexters" -- are more likely to have suffered sexual abuse than their peers, recent survey...