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Being Mom To A Middle Schooler Can Be The Toughest Gig Of All
Everyone knows about postpartum depression, but depression is actually most common among moms of middle schoolers, a study finds. Think surly kids, hormonal changes and skimpy support networks.(Image...
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Depression Strikes Today's Teen Girls Especially Hard
A study tracking depression rates among U.S. teens from 2005 to 2014 finds an increase — especially among girls. A steady diet of harsh judgments from social media may play a role, researchers...
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Studies Suggest Cautious Optimism About Declines In Teen Opioid Use
A pair of long-term studies found fewer children and teenagers are coming in contact with opioids, and that hospitalizations from the drugs are down. The same is not true for adults.(Image credit: Gabe...
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Science-Loving Teens From Ghana And D.C. Geek Out Together
They competed in the first World Smarts STEM Challenge. We got to know the team that worked on a water purifier using neem leaves and ... cilantro.(Image credit: Ryan Eskalis/NPR)
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'When I Was Your Age' And Other Pitfalls Of Talking To Teens About Stress
Helping teenagers develop cognitive empathy, the ability to understand another person's perspective, can allow them to cope with stress better. But whether they accept help can be all in the phrasing.
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As Brains Mature, More Robust Information Networks Boost Self-Control
Sometime between grade school and grad school, the brain's information highways get remapped in a way that dramatically reins in impulsive behavior.(Image credit: Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty...
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Having A Best Friend In Your Teenage Years Could Benefit You For Life
Researchers have found that people with deep friendships in adolescence had less anxiety and a greater sense of self-worth in early adulthood. Close friends matter, their study found.(Image credit:...
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For Teens Knee-Deep In Negativity, Reframing Thoughts Can Help
Irritation and gloom may seem like the default mode for teenagers, but parents can help them gain a more realistic and resilient way of thinking. A clinical psychologist explains how.(Image credit:...
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Teen Wants A Tattoo? Pediatricians Say Here's How To Do It Safely
For the first time, the American Academy of Pediatrics has weighed in on what teens and young adults (and their doctors and parents) need to know about safely getting piercings and tattoos.(Image...
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Many Young Adults With Autism Also Have Mental Health Issues
Young adults with autism are more likely to have anxiety, depression or other diagnoses than people with other disabilities. And that can make transitioning to adulthood more challenging.(Image credit:...
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For Novelist John Green, OCD Is Like An 'Invasive Weed' Inside His Mind
"It starts out with one little thought, and then slowly that becomes the only thought that you're able to have," Green says. His new novel, Turtles All The Way Down, is about a teenage girl with...
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Teens: Pretty Sober, Except For Marijuana And Vaping
A national survey finds teen substance abuse at the lowest levels since the early 1990s. But marijuana use hasn't declined, and the number of teenagers who are vaping is rising quickly.(Image credit:...
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The Risk Of Teen Depression And Suicide Is Linked To Smartphone Use, Study Says
This week on The Call-In, a new study suggests a link between electronic device use and depression among teens. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Jean Twenge, one of the authors of that study.(Image...
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It's A Miracle: Teenagers Take Out The Trash
The trash was piling up in the gutter. A young man in Nigeria wanted to get local kids to help clean it up. His campaign has gone viral.(Image credit: Chris Junior Anaekwe)
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Teens Sleeping Too Much, Or Not Enough? Parents Can Help
Though teenagers need about nine hours of rest a night, most get only seven and are suffering. A new survey suggests their parents are struggling, too. Here's how to improve the quality of teen sleep.
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Why Teen Girls And Boys Don't Have Equal Access To Mobile Phones
A new study surveying 3,000 teenage girls and boys in 25 countries, with a focus on developing nations, found that for every 15 boys who own a phone, only 10 girls do.(Image credit: Burhaan Kinu/Getty...
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How Teenage Sisters Pushed Bali To Say 'Bye-Bye' To Plastic Bags
Plastic is choking our oceans. Inspired by Gandhi's activism, two young women on the island of Bali are on a mission to do something about it.(Image credit: Alexander Koerner/Getty Images)
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Suicide Rate For Girls Has Been Rising Faster Than For Boys, Study Finds
Researchers found that the increase was highest for girls ages 10 to 14 in the U.S., rising by nearly 13% since 2007. The increase for boys of the same age was 7%.(Image credit: Nicole Xu for NPR)
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Massachusetts Case Probes The Role Schools Play In Teen Suicide Prevention
Suicide is the second-leading cause of death for teenagers. Schools increasingly are seen as key to keeping them safe, but suicide prevention training for school staff across the U.S. is hit or...
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8 Things Teen Girl Activists Want You To Know About Their Pandemic Life
Leaders in the global group Girl Up went to their annual conference — virtually — last week. We interviewed some of the attendees to see what's changed during the coronavirus crisis.(Image credit: Zoom...
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