Another potential benefit to students having cell phones on their person in school buses is they can call their parents or dial 911 during emergency situations, as illustrated again recently with the ...

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The Life in Media Survey will collect data from thousands of preteens over the next quarter century, measuring how using ...

Researchers have developed a mindfulness therapy tailored specifically to appeal to teenagers to help them cope with increasing levels of depression and mental health problems.

Tracey Wade provides an insightful examination of the significance of brief early interventions in the treatment of eating ...

While childhood is "supposed" to be carefree and innocent, kids, of course, can feel left out, too, like getting cold ...

Researchers at Kennedy Krieger Institute have made significant strides in improving the lives of patients with Tourette syndrome. Their recent publication highlights how behavioral therapies—an ...

How young people use social media matters more than how long they use it. Intentional online habits can improve mental health without the need to quit social media altogether. According to a new study ...

From schools to family dynamics to public spaces, several sad ways being a teenager was never the same after the 1990s, and ...

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