teens

Nathan Tasker is transgender and adopted. He was surprised and delighted to meet other adopted transgender children at his camp in Maine.

Trans And Adopted: Exploring Teen Identity

6:09am August 07, 2016

by Martha Bebinger

A Boston health clinic that treats transgender kids and teens finds that the percentage of its young patients who are adopted is higher than expected. These kids might need extra support, doctors say.

The Benicia Compliments page sprang up on Instagram as a platform for girls attending Benicia High School to tag each other in positive social media posts.

Teen Girls Flip The Negative Script On Social Media

5:38am March 24, 2016

by Stella Lau

Teen girls experience a lot of hate online. While parents and teachers try to address these problems from outside girl culture, teens have been coming up with their own social media solutions.

Kids and teens should get two to three quarts of water per day, via food or drink, research suggests.

Got Water? Most Kids, Teens Don't Drink Enough

11:19am June 13, 2015

by Richard Harris

More than half the young people in a recent study were at least mildly dehydrated — maybe enough to affect energy and concentration. Roughly 25 percent said they never drink water.

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José Moncada, 16, signed up for a summer youth employment program in New York City. He said hopes to earn enough to help his family, which lives on less than $30,000 a year.

Teens Hoping For More Jobs, Higher Wages This Summer

7:47pm June 08, 2015

by Marilyn Geewax

Younger workers are likely to find more job opportunities and better wages. But still, it's tough out there. The May unemployment rate for teens was 17.9 percent, about triple the national average.

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About one-third of black and Hispanic teens say they're online just about all the time, compared with about 1 in 5 whites, a new study says.

More Black, Latino Teens Say They're Online 'Almost Constantly'

6:55pm April 09, 2015

by Davar Ardalan

About one-third of black and Hispanic teens say they're online just about all the time, compared with about 1 in 5 whites, a new study says. Experts say smartphones are defining teens' social habits.

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ISIS Used Predatory Tools And Tactics To Convince U.S. Teens To Join

4:25pm January 04, 2015

by Dina Temple-Raston

It began with messages sent through an anonymous app. Slowly, the Denver-area girls were lured in, until one day they weren't at school. One girl's dad quickly realized why: They were flying to Syria.

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This human-scale lab rat cage is parked near a skate park in Denver, Colo., to make a point about the lack of science on marijuana.

Colorado Tries Hard To Convince Teens That Pot Is Bad For You

10:29am September 19, 2014

by Maanvi Singh

Do you want to be a lab rat? That's what teenagers are doing when they smoke marijuana, the state of Colorado says. But since hard evidence of marijuana's harms is scanty, it may be a tough sell.

Free Summer Program for Greensboro Teens

2:33pm May 17, 2013

by Keri Brown

Summer is just around the corner and that means finding activities to keep your kids busy during the school break. Greensboro Parks & Recreation is teaming up with the city's police department, City Arts, public libraries and other organizations to create a program that will give teens in Guilford County plenty of things to do.