Do you take more chances when your friends are around?Get downloadable PDF.Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/DisclaimerWhat Happened:Everyone knows that teens sometimes make some bad decisions. It'...

The early bird may get the worm, but the late-rising teen gets better grades. With numerous studies suggesting youth simply don't get enough sleep, some Indiana schools have pushed their starting times an hour ...

After years of declines, drug and alcohol use among teens is creeping back up, according to a new poll by The Partnership at Drugfree.org. Ecstasy has seen the greatest rate of increase among high schoolersR...

A state-funded sex education website is telling visitors that getting an abortion is "much easier than it sounds." Needless to say, pro-life advocates have a problem with this. Maria, main character for the Mas...

While nearly nine out of 10 parents believe they're giving their children a healthy home environment, a new survey by the YMCA suggests otherwise. According to the survey, only 14 percent of children ages 5-10 ...

Classical music is a natural teen repellent, scientists acknowledge; but they're not sure why. While libraries, shopping malls and most recently light rail stations in Portland, Ore., have used Mozart and Hande...

Of Pilgrims and Fire: When God Shows Up at the MoviesRoy M. AnkerWm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2010, 259 pp., $17.99Some Christians look at movies and see a threat to the Christian faith—amoral stories ...

You never see lunchboxes at Chicago's Little Village Academy. There aren't any thermoses around either. Kids who attend Little Village are forbidden to bring food from home: Either they eat what the cafeteria s...

After Stint in Rehab, Demi Lovato Tells Teens There is HelpGet downloadable PDF.Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/DisclaimerWhat Happened:Demi Lovato was the envy of many young girls in 2010. She w...

Some kids get a new box of jumbo-size crayons when they start kindergarten. Some take a pair of safety scissors. Next fall, kindergarteners in Auburn, Maine, will be getting their very own iPad. This fall, the ...