There’s an Upside to the Recklessness of Youth
Nothing ventured, nothing gained, according to the teenage brain. By Nathan Collins (Photo: Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images) Teenagers:…
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How to Cut Teens’ Desire for Cigarettes: Hide Them
Experiments in a convenience store laboratory suggest the influence of the "tobacco power wall."
Adolescent Friendships Linked to Adult Health
New research finds a link between fitting in with your peers as a teen and better health in your 20s.
Finding Friendship on the Internet
A new report shows online friendship is becoming the mainstream for teenagers.
Don’t Dismiss the Teens
The adults so fond of dismissing difficult teens might miss the irony that this is a distrusting and non-collaborative approach to their development.
Solitary Confinement and the Teenage Brain
More than 20 years ago, the international community agreed that teenagers should only be jailed as a last resort—and never placed in solitary confinement.
Reconsidering Juvenile Life Sentences—Again
A new Supreme Court case could affect thousands of prisoners serving life sentences without parole for crimes they committed as teens.
It’s Poverty, Not the ‘Teenage Brain,’ That Causes the Most Youth Crime
A new analysis of crime stats suggests that economics trumps biology in causing violent behavior in teenagers.
So That’s Why It’s Called a Hashtag
New research finds Tweets supporting—or celebrating—pot use outnumber messages critical of the drug by at least 12 to one.
The Cost of Juvenile Incarceration
States pay hundreds of thousands of dollars every year to keep each juvenile offender behind bars. A new report calculates that long-term costs of incarceration could add up to $21 billion annually.