Category: Teen
-
Teen smoking hits 25-year low, CDC reports
•
Teen smoking hit an all-time low in the United States this year, part of a significant decline in youth tobacco use overall. The government stated Thursday. There was a 20% decrease in the estimated number of middle and high school students who recently used at least one tobacco product, including…
-
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of assaulting men, women and a teen in new lawsuits
•
A new wave of lawsuits filed Monday accuse… Sean “Diddy” Combs By raping women, sexually assaulting men, and molesting a 16-year-old boy. At least six lawsuits have been filed against the hip-hop mogul in federal court in Manhattan. They were submitted anonymously, two by two women identified as Jane Doss…
-
Understanding teen suicide and how parents can help
•
“The pain is indescribable,” Rachel Kia begins, her voice sad. “You can never imagine outliving your child, and when it happens because of suicide, there’s an extra layer of guilt and confusion. You keep asking yourself: What did we miss? What could we have done differently?” Even two years after…
-
Instagram rolls out teen accounts with privacy, parental controls as scrutiny mounts By Reuters
•
(Reuters) – Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:MT) is rolling out improved privacy and parental control features for Instagram accounts for users under 18 in a major overhaul aimed at addressing growing concerns about the negative effects of social media. Meta said Tuesday it will automatically move all custom Instagram accounts to…
-
‘Big back’ and other fatphobic teen slang has body image experts concerned
•
“I’m too big in the back!” “We’re getting really big now!” Welcome to the latest language being used by teenage girls — a TikTok offshoot that has become the new language of casual, ongoing banter used to poke fun at each other, and themselves, over eating. While many teens say…
-
Rare fossil of adolescent Tyrannosaurus – ‘Teen Rex’
•
Written by Will Dunham (Reuters) – A rare fossil of a teenage Tyrannosaurus rex has been excavated in the Badlands of North Dakota, a noteworthy discovery for the scientific insight it may provide into the life history of the famous dinosaur and the story of the children who found it.…