"Sesame Street" is introducing a new Muppet to its cast—Alex, whose father is in jail. "I just miss him so much," he confesses. "I usually don't want people to know about my dad." Alex was created, in par...

Last year, the Disney Channel declared it no longer would accept ads from food makers whose products didn't meet a set standard of nutritional values. Nickelodeon has been slow to follow suit."As an entertainme...

We all know teens are susceptible to peer pressure, but why? Researchers say it's because they care a great deal about what other people think about them.Sure, that may seem fairly self-evident, but scientists ...

Teen pregnancy rates continue to go down. Experts say at least some of that decline can be pinned to faith. According to research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number one reason teens...

I'll never forget going through a PLACE class at a Nashville-area church—certain I would be DISC-assessed and plugged into an appropriate ministry based on my giftedness, preferences, skills and personali...

One out of every 10 teens now use stimulants, sometimes known colloquially as "study drugs," to help with schoolwork, according to a survey titled "Monitoring the Future." Many of the drugs aren't designed to k...

Financial independence is an increasingly difficult milestone for youth to reach, according to a new survey. About 25 percent of teens say they likely still will need cash from their parents through their mid-2...

On the last day of their annual meeting, the Southern Baptists condemned a recent decision by the Boy Scouts of America to allow gay Scouts to participate. However, the language in the resolution was milder tha...

In an effort to lower its teen pregnancy rate (about one-and-a-half times the national average), Chicago is trying to draw attention through a controversial advertising campaign featuring teen boys apparently p...

Have you looked around and noticed how everything is graphically designed these days? Everything—from the magazine covers and ads to TV, Internet and videos has been designed or enhanced through the expan...