Teens

Instagram worst social media platform for mental health - study

Sun, 28 Jan 2018 - 07:03 GMT

Social media platforms have numerous negative effects on teens and young adults

Time with grandparents may impact how kids view the elderly

Sun, 14 Jan 2018 - 11:42 GMT

Children and teens who spend a lot of time with their grandparents may be less likely than peers who don’t to have negative and stereotypical ideas about the elderly..

Depression in late teens linked to high school drop out

Sun, 10 Dec 2017 - 06:00 GMT

Older teens struggling with depression are more than twice as likely to drop out of high school as peers without that mental illness.

Higher nicotine in e-cigarettes tied to higher risk of teen smoking

Thu, 26 Oct 2017 - 11:03 GMT

Teens who vape may be more likely to develop a regular smoking habit when the liquid they use in their vaping devices has higher concentrations of nicotine.

'Girls as dessert': Thai sex scandal exposes grim tradition

Sun, 25 Jun 2017 - 10:43 GMT

When senior bureaucrats visited Boonyarit, the routine was often: welcome them with the finest food and drink and then bring out the teen girls, often referred to as "dessert".

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