Blaer Bjarkardottir, 15, now can use her given name again, thanks to a court ruling in her native country of Iceland. Iceland, as do a handful of countries, restricts what babies born in its country can be name...

With social networking outlets now such an important part of our lives, many universities are turning to Tumblr to connect with prospective students. Tumblr, one of the Internet's Top 10 sites, is very popular ...

Teenagers are far more likely to abuse alcohol if their best friends do, according to a new study from the University of Iowa. In fact, it's the greatest determining factor as to whether teens will drink. Accor...

Perhaps it's because youth don't have a great handle on finances. Perhaps living life is just too expensive these days. Perhaps the government has been a horrible role model in budget balancing. Regardless of t...

Facebook and other social networks have given users a whole new set of ways to keep in touch with the people most important to us; but sometimes, all that interconnectivity isn't all that great for us. Research...

We all know the cost of attending college continues to grow at an alarmingly rapid clip, but just what are students—and the parents often footing the bill—actually getting for their money? Often, no...

The United States' sluggish economy has been bad news for lots of families across the country, but it has contributed to a piece of good news: High school graduation rates are the highest they've been in decade...

Divorce, including relatively amicable divorces, can impact mightily how children deal with religion, according to new research from Lake Forest College in Chicago. Sociologists have found that kids raised by d...

You'd think people would have an easier time remembering a line from a great writer—William Shakespeare or Charles Dickens, perhaps—than an off-the-cuff Facebook post from a semi-literate friend tal...

As technology continues to grow in importance in the average home, families are adapting that technology—creating new opportunities for moms, dads and kids to spend time together. According to a recent st...