All posts tagged "Parenting"

Declines in State Teen Birth Rates by Race and Hispanic Origin

Record Drops in Teen Birth Rate

New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) finds that teen birth rates have...

Kids and Trauma: Maintaining a Watchful Calm After the Oklahoma Disaster

Videos taken within flattened schools by survivors of this week’s Oklahoma tornadoes show the damage through a simple lens. Children see things...

Teens, Social Media, and Privacy

Characteristics of Pregnant Teen Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions

Parents Want Changes to Instagram Policies

With more than 100 million users, Facebook-owned Instagram is one of the Web’s most popular photo-sharing applications. However, the large number of...

Even in Digital Age, Libraries Still Considered Crucial to Youth Development by Most U.S. Parents

According to a new Pew Internet & American Life Project poll, 94 percent of parents with children under the age of 18...

Unemployment from a Child’s Perspective

Social, Demographic, and Health Outcomes in the 10 Years Following Adolescent Depression

Sexual Initiation, Contraceptive Use, and Pregnancy Among Young Adolescents

Dating Trajectories From Middle to High School: Association With Academic Performance and Drug Use

Supreme Court Gay Marriage Arguments Focus on Children

How the children of same-sex couples are affected by state and federal restrictions on marriage is emerging as a consideration for the...

Changes in Prevalence of Parent-reported Autism Spectrum Disorder in School-aged U.S. Children: 2007 to 2011–2012

Promoting the Well-Being of Children Whose Parents Are Gay or Lesbian

Gay Marriage Supports Kids’ Well-Being: American Academy of Pediatrics

The 60,000-member American Academy of Pediatrics announced its support for same-sex marriage yesterday, following a review of 30 years of research comparing...

The Associations Between Parents’ References to Their Own Past Substance Use and Youth’s Substance-Use Beliefs and Behaviors: A Comparison of Latino and European American Youth

Teen Child Bearing in Rural America

Don’t Want Your Kids to do Drugs? Better not Tell Them About Your Own Drug Use

Talking candidly about your own drug use may not inspire your kids to stay away from drugs, according to a new study...

Annual Summary of Vital Statistics: 2010-2011

Prevalence, Correlates, and Treatment of Lifetime Suicidal Behavior Among Adolescents