Is it better to be a teen today than in decades past? More than half of teens say that yes, they're happier to be reaching adulthood in the early 21st century rather than the 1980s or '90s; but parents think th...

Comedian Louis C.K. recently told the world why he doesn't let his daughters use a smartphone—essentially believing the devices diminish interpersonal skills and lead to a discomfort with silence and inac...

California has enacted legislation that requires social media sites to give kids and teens the ability to delete their own posts.The law, which impacts children under the age of 18, goes into effect at the begi...

Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Mich., recently was forced to remove a pendulum statue—one that looked suspiciously like a wrecking ball—in the wake of Cyrus' controversial music video i...

Smarter kids seem more prone to use alcohol and drugs, according to a recent study from Great Britain.According to the study, females who scored in the top third of IQ tests in elementary school were twice as l...

A new study from the University of Michigan finds that 20 percent of high school seniors have engaged in binge drinking in the past two weeks. Half of those drinking students consumed an alarming 10 or more dri...

Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, N.Y., has dumped books in favor of a digital library, accessible through apps and websites.For students such as 15-year-old Nicholas Dadario—whose backpack...

In a controversial effort to thwart bullying and other problems, a school district in California is monitoring social media posts made by its 14,000 middle and high school students.The Glendale Unified School D...

IntroductionThroughout church history, Christians have spent a considerable amount time practicing their faith. To be sure, we've had a number of church councils devoted to articulating specific theological com...

Youth workers live busy lives. As soon as one trip or program ends, the next begins. So it is with mission trips.As soon as you pull into the church parking lot at the end of your trip, inevitably someone asks,...