07
Mar
Do troubled teens make affluent entrepreneurs?
New research shows that many successful entrepreneurs behaved aggressively and got into trouble as kids.
07
Mar
Do troubled teens make affluent entrepreneurs?
New research shows that many successful entrepreneurs behaved aggressively and got into trouble as kids.
24
Feb
27
Dec
20
Nov
Artsy teens more likely to feel depressed
Jocks who participate exclusively in sports are the least likely high-schoolers to report depressive symptoms.
Muscle building common among teens
A majority of teens engage in exercise to build up their bodies’ muscles but some also use steroids and an unhealthy amount of protein to tone themselves too.
03
May
Cool it on the altered images, teen tells Seventeen magazine
A high school student handed a 15,000-name petition to Seventeen, urging the popular magazine to ease back on the use of retouched photo spreads.
24
Mar
Teen creates iPhone apps for good
Teen uses surgery recovery time to learn how to create iPhone apps, then donates profits back to sick kids.
13
Mar
Why Utah’s anti-sex ed bill may backfire
A Utah bill that would allow schools to drop sex education could lead to more teen sex, research suggests.
23
Jan
Tween’ lingerie walks Lolita tightrope
Researchers found that nearly a third of clothes targeted at pre-teen girls had ‘sexualizing characteristics’ such as cuts that emphasized the breast area.
Last summer the French brand Jours Apres Lunes caused a stir with a line aimed at 4- to 12-year-olds that was attacked in as sexualizing little girls. While its bra and panty sets were innocent enough, the ad campaign showed children dolled up in womanly hairdos, shades and ropes of pearls.
18
Nov
‘Twilight’ obsession leads to biting trend
Some teens are biting each other, usually on the neck, as a way to declare love or friendship.
