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• Child Pornography or Art?

  While a Wisconsin teen faces child porn charges because of the naked photos he posted to his MySpace page, the Aussies have an underage naked photo scandal of their own. Police shut down a photography exhibit in Sydney last night, citing concerns that the work crossed the line between art and child pornography. Read More... Posted May 23 2008, 03:55 PM by Hannah Tennant-Moore with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: australia, child porn, child pornography, adolescence, Sydney, naked photos, nudes, controversial artists, bill henson, photography exhibit, porn or art?

• Having Kids Ruins Marriage

  Marriage, as many studies have shown, go a long way to increasing a person's happiness and longevity.  Just as long as you don't have kids. This recent study finds that people who have children experience a significant unhappiness in their marriage during the child rearing years. Children actually do make couples happier—before they arrive. Pregnant or planning for pregnancy couples get an upswing in  happiness, but that tanks once junior arrives on the scene. Married couples, should their unions survive the unholy process of childrearing, go back to being totally blissful once the kids leave the house. When is happiness at it's lowest point?... Read More... Posted May 13 2008, 09:00 AM by Cole Gamble with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: kids, birth, marriage, Harvard, study, singles, empty nest, child rearing, adolescence, unhappy, Ruin

• Drinking In Youth Won't Just Break Your Mama's Heart

  I think it is just plain messed up when any teen wild oat sowing has repercussions later in life. I mean, how can adolescents really appreciate that current behavior might lead to problems when they are fifty? I'm still stunned I managed to fill out my college applications and send them in, I was so short-sighted. Well, it turns out that being a lush when you are a youngster makes you more at risk for certain problems, and not just being branded "the Beer Bong Queen" by your cohort and having the name stick with you at your high school reunion. Researchers interviewed 2,818 people (in scientific terms we call that "a good honkin' sample") about their drinking histories... Read More... Posted Jan 29 2008, 08:02 AM by Kelly Mills with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: research study, teenagers, drinking, Wild Oats, juvenile crime, alcoholism, heart disease, adolescence, health problems

• Teen Drug Use Declines; Sales of Pink Floyd Laserium Tickets Also Fall

  Kids these days. It turns out that teen drug use has taken a downward turn, and less and less kids are using marajuana and meth than in previous years. Since we know marajuana is also linked with being a well-adjusted, socially adept, upstanding young citizen, I think it is pretty clear this is a crisis of epic proportions. Makers of black light posters, Doritos, and the crystal meth snorting travel kit have expressed concern that this could spell trouble for their industries, and at least one meth lab has filed for bankruptcy. Officials are working on a public health campaign for high schools and malls, using the theme, "It's 4:20 All the Time" in an effort to raise awareness of the perils of pot smoking decline among kids.   Now, what drug hasn't declined in use among today's youth? Read More... Posted Dec 13 2007, 06:47 PM by Kelly Mills with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: high school musical, teens, drugs, drug use, adolescence, pot smoking, social skills, oxycontin

• Supportive Homelife During Preschool Means Girls Hit Puberty Later

  If you'd like the Barbie dolls to be the only young things in the house sporting boobs any time soon, I guess it's time to work on being supportive and happy and economically good, because researchers say your parental investment during the preschool years will make a difference. According to a new study, girls who grow up in households with marital conflict, depressed dads, and less supportive parenting hit puberty earlier than peers in stable, supportive homes. The idea is that early childhood experiences can influence sexual maturation rates in girls, and early puberty has been linked with mood disorders, substance abuse, teen pregnancy and reproductive system cancers. It has also been tied to earlier instances of eye rolling and the phrase, "Oh my gawd, you are ruining my life!" There's other factors involved in the age of onset of the hormonal roller coaster. Read More... Posted Nov 19 2007, 11:32 AM by Kelly Mills with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: preschool, research study, puberty, hormones, adolescence, supportive parenting

• Having Sex Young Means Less Delinquency

  Holy moley. While a study earlier this year linked teen sex to misbehavin', a new study found that teens who had sex young were less, not more likely to engage in delinquent behavior later. In fact, losing the virginity at a tender age might contribute to the development of better adult relationships. Between this and the study that found pot-smoking teens got along better with peers, a) I feel like my entire adolescence has been vindicated (take that eighth grade guidance counselor!) and b) we should keep our eyes open for a study linking rock n' roll to improved SAT scores. The research on identical twin pairs shows that twins lost their virginity at a similar age...   Read More... Posted Nov 14 2007, 03:32 PM by Kelly Mills with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: research study, Sex, drugs, teen sexuality, adolescence, juvenile deliquency, abstinence education