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Jul 24, 2011 · Amy Schalet is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and the author of the forthcoming “Not Under My Roof: Parents, Teens and the Culture of Sex.” Amherst, Mass. NOT under my roof. That’s the attitude most American parents have toward teenagers and
Today’s ren grow up immersed in digital media, which has both positive and negative effects on healthy development. The nation’s largest group of pediatricians provides new set of recommendations and resources, including an interactive media use planning tool, to help families balance digital and real life from birth to adulthood.
Feb 11, 2014 · Teens across the USA are feeling high levels of stress that they say negatively affect every aspect of their lives, a new national survey suggests.
The volume of texting among teens has risen from 50 texts a day in 2009 to 60 texts for the median teen text user. Older teens, mans, and blacks are leading the increase. Texting is the dominant daily mode of communication between teens and all those with whom they communicate. The typical American
Nov 26, 2013 · Researchers who study the structure and evolution of the American family express unsullied astonishment at how rapidly the family has changed in recent years, the transformations often exceeding or capsizing those same experts’ predictions of just a few journal articles ago.
Youth are sharing more personal information on their profiles than in the past. They choose private settings for Facebook, but share with large networks of
American cents’ Sources of Sexual Health Information This fact sheet includes information on the main sources from which teens …
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For more, visit TIME Health. Describing teens as moody and angsty is an old cliche. That stage of life is loaded with drama and intense feelings. And it was ever thus—just go back read your high college diary for evidence. But while anxiety and sadness aren’t new phenomena among cents