As a parent, watching your child enter their teenage years can be both exciting and daunting. The journey from childhood to adulthood is marked by significant physical, emotional and social changes ...

Jamie Hanson and his colleagues receive funding from the National Institutes of Health. Hanson is also a board member of the Pittsburgh Non-Profit, Project Destiny. When parents try to shield their ...

Lucy says she's always been a bit of worrier, but two years ago she began to get anxious and started having panic attacks. "I didn't know what was happening and my parents didn't either," says the ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Kara Alaimo is an associate professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can ...

Self-harm in young people is a major public health concern, rates are rising, and the adolescent years presents a critical period of intervention. Another modern challenge facing adolescents is sleep ...

A large new study from the University of Manchester has delivered a surprising conclusion: "how much time teenagers spend on social media or gaming does not seem to cause mental health problems such ...

No question is too small when Kayla Chege, a high school student in Kansas, is using artificial intelligence. The 15-year-old asks ChatGPT for guidance on back-to-school shopping, makeup colors, ...

Vacation season is upon us. But that doesn’t necessarily translate to teens roaming free. A new poll finds that less than half of U.S. parents feel comfortable leaving their teenager alone in a hotel ...

Two questions asked during a regular pediatrician’s visit could help identify youth with drinking problems, according to a national expert group convened by the National Institute on Alcoholism and ...