We can use lessons from the workplace to help teens with homework.

A new study found a link between degrading lyrics and teen sex.

Teen obesity is just as deadly as teen smoking.

R-rated movies are prompting teens to smoke.

Today’s teens are volunteering, even more than working part-time.

Teenagers addicted to the internet may have more aggressive behavior than teens without the addiction.

Teens and young adults are concerned about finances and expect to cut back on items like electronics and snacks.

Need some tips to help your high school student overcome an eating disorder?

Kids are giving up social networking sites for Lent.

In the U.S. young people from 15- to 24-years-old spend less than nine minutes a day reading for pleasure.

Pimps are recruiting young girls on social networking sites like MySpace.

The debate on lower the drinking age continues to rage on.

States are cracking down on the “cool parents. About half of the states have introduced social hosting laws to discourage (and severely fine) adults who supply alcohol to teenagers.

A defensive driving school helps prepare teens for potential driving hazards they may not have encountered in regular drivers ed.

Do parents really not matter when it comes to raising kids?

But if parents do matter, here are some tips on keeping close ties with your tween or teen.

The gloves are on. In this corner Disney. In that corner Nickelodeon.

Did you catch the Jonas Brothers on Barbara Walters Oscar special. They talked about everything from success to failure, diabetes, and dating.

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Are you keeping up on the new slang terms for 2009?

Thanks to government regulations meth use has steadily declined in the last couple years, but the popularity surged again in 2008.

The Pope has his own YouTube channel.

Two students were sent home from school because their hair was too blond.

There’s a new fashion trend for boys; knit beanies worn at the hairline.

The Supreme Court killed the Child Online Protection Act.

What do our teens wish we knew?

We have to wait until our kids are 22 before they’ll start to appreciate us?

What stresses college students out?

The next generation, Gen Z, will change the way we do business.

Young adults use more sleep aids.

I can’t get over a chest cold without a steroid, but apparently steroids don’t help wheezing preschoolers.

Girls are more techie than boys.

A researcher at Texas A&M International University says there is “no significant relationship” between school shootings and video games.

The Do’s and Dont’s of connecting with your kids on Facebook.

Provide an open atmosphere for your teenagers to talk to you about their love problems.

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Some overweight teenagers have severe liver damage caused by too much body fat, and a handful have needed liver transplants.

Some college dorms are allowing students to bring their pets to school with them. But make sure you teen really thinks it over before he brings his pet. Pets need a lot of love and sometimes college students are way too busy to attend to all of their pets needs.

Teen Vogue has a political blog called Political Parties.

Teens use of street drugs is down, but there is an increase in prescription drug abuse.

Many schools are using new technology to keep parents informed. Now parents can see what their kids are eating at school and put money in their lunch accounts electronically. You can also check out their grades, see upcoming assignments and track their behavior.

Are free online textbooks the wave of the future?

Has your teen daughter had the HPV vaccine? Did she experience any side effects?

Here are some tips to keep your teen student organized.

Dr. Gwenn tells us what kids need to know about teen pregnancy and sex education.

Speaking of teens and sex, where’s the love? There is a debate between abstinence-only education and sex education, but what about teaching kids about love and bonding?

A teen’s perspective on lowering the legal drinking age in the U.S. And here’s another look at both sides of the drinking age issues.

Watching the Democratic and Republican Conventions with your kids can help heighten their awareness on important issues and the political process as a whole.

Did your child’s school make the list for the healthiest schools in America?

Here’s an allowance idea. Pay in advance and leave the responsibility up to your kids.

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