Opposing Views - Teens

NEWS: Expert Who Helped Raise Drinking Age to 21 Now Regrets it

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:31:40 -0500

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff - To Protect and Serve Opposing Views

One of the people who was instrumental in getting the drinking age raised to 21 in the United ...

NEWS: Reducing High Rate of Pregnancy Among Teens in Foster Care

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:05:02 -0500

By Planned Parenthood - Improving Women's Health

WASHINGTON --- Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), the Congressional Coalition on ...

RESEARCH: Teen Sex Linked to Kids Watching Adult TV Content

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:21:49 -0500

By Baptist Press - News With a Christian Perspective

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP) --- Parents may now have a more urgent reason to monitor what their ...

OPINION: Sending Kids to College is Like Throwing Them to the Wolves

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:39:10 -0500

By Suzanne Venker - Author

Today there's an article in the WSJ titled "Conservatism and the University Curriculum." The fact ...

RESEARCH: Why Teens Don't Receive Treatment for Depression

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:45:18 -0500

By News-Medical.Net

Although teen depression poses a widespread problem for which proven treatments exist, few ...

ADVICE: Helping Autistic Teens Make Friends

Fri, 22 May 2009 13:02:20 -0500

By News-Medical.Net

During the first week of class, the teens ' eyes were downcast, their responses were mumbled and ...

RESEARCH: Parent Involvement Needed to Curb Hispanic Teen Birth Rates

Wed, 20 May 2009 18:55:48 -0500

By News-Medical.Net

Hispanics are predicted to make up 25% of the teenage population nationwide by 2025 and efforts to ...

RESEARCH: Prevention Program Helps Teens Avoid Risky Behaviors

Fri, 15 May 2009 12:41:06 -0500

By National Institutes of Health - The Nation's Medical Research Agency

A family-based prevention program designed to help adolescents avoid substance use and other risky ...