Adolescent Health and Teen Pregnancy in the United States: A Progress Report
By Evelyn M. Kappeler
Courtesy of PubMed Central®
One out of every eight people living in the United States today (about 42 million people) is a teenager.1 Most of these young people are healthy and developing well, and there is good cause for optimism in many areas of adolescent health. But too many teenagers still face preventable behavioral and mental health problems, substance abuse, injuries, violence, obesity, and other challenges. For example, the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System survey concluded in 2013 that many high school students are still […]
The Top 10 Issues Facing Youth Today
By Raushan Zhubanova
Courtesy of Youth Time Magazine
The society we live in that is well into the new millennium started to recognize serious concerns that affect the youth. Some issues have always been there but there have been new obstacles beginning to surface in the eyes of the public. American student news source The Bobcat View made up a list of 10 issues facing the youth today. How you find with them?
Single Parent Households
Since the 1950s, the numbers of the single parent households have significantly increased. Today, 14 million single parent homes are […]
You Are What You Watch? The Social Effects of TV
There’s new evidence that viewing habits can affect your thinking, political preferences, even cognitive ability.
By Jonathan Rothwell
Courtesy of New York Times
Other than sleeping and working, Americans are more likely to watch television than engage in any other activity.
A wave of new social science research shows that the quality of shows can influence us in important ways, shaping our thinking and political preferences, even affecting our cognitive ability.
In this so-called golden age of television, some critics have pointed out that the best of the form is equivalent to the most enriching novels. And high-quality programming for children […]
Teen Mom Feels Trapped
Dr. Phil tries to bring clarity to Tanyadawn, a 17-year-old teen mom who disappears for 2-3 days at a time and skips school, leaving her 9-week old son to be taken care of by her mother and her aunt.
Questions to reflect on:
1) What advice would you give Tanyadawn?
2) What advice would you give her mom and aunt?
3) At age 16, Tanyadawn thought she was mature enough to have sex. Was she?
4) Where is the father? Why isn’t he taking responsibility for his son?
5) What would you tell other teenage boys and girls who think they’re ready to […]
Summer planning for tweens and teens
Too old for camp. Too young to get a job. What to do? If you start early and know where to look, there’s plenty out there to keep older kids happy and busy during summer break.
By Connie Matthiessen
Courtesy of Great Schools
It’s a parent’s summertime nightmare. While you’re at work all day, your tween or teen is at home. Alone. With nothing to do. So what does she do? She turns your house into party central.
This nightmare is exactly what happened to psychologist John Duffy’s clients, a family in a well-heeled Chicago suburb. […]