teenagers

Writer Emily Bazelon argues that the term bullying is being used far too loosely by parents and educators.

Keeping kids' heads safe has a lot to do with learning how to manage their injuries. Teens with concussions may take longer to recover than adults, and because their brains are in a rapid, important growth phase, any damage can cause long-term problems.

Did you earn six figures when you were in your 20s? Did you own a home? If your answer to both questions is no, then you might want to that to tell your kids.

Why is it that some people are able to experiment with drugs in their youth or even occasionally indulge as adults and never fall prey to addiction while others are completely undone and become hopelessly ensnared?

Anorexia isn’t just a teenager’s problem -- a heartbreaking new study out of the U.K. shows that it affects kids as young as five, and that 197 children under nine have been treated for it in the past three years.