Youth Culture Update: Not Pretty

Barbie, Mattel's iconic fashion doll, is being battered by competition from Monster High dolls (also from Mattel), and a gravitation toward other toys. According to Forbes, Barbie's sales have dropped 14 p...

Youth Culture Update: Predictable Problems

Kids who make bad decisions when they're younger have more problems as they get older, according to a follow-up study published in the Journal of Behavioral Decision Making. Researchers initially studied 100...

Youth Culture Update: Potty-Mouth Activism

An online ad featuring little girls dropping f-bombs, ostensibly for a good cause, has gone viral and stirred up controversy. The ad, which features girls ages 6 to 13 bedecked in princess outfits, seems...

Youth Culture Update: Playing at Controversy

It's been more than 15 years since Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold attacked Columbine High School in Aurora, Colo., killing 12 students and one teacher; but it's back in the news thanks to a play set to premiere ...

Youth Culture Update: Texts to Sex

Several studies have linked sexting with actual sex, and a new study by Dr. Jeff Temple, an associate professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch, confirms much of what we already know. According t...

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