Researchers have identified some evidence-based practices to help ensure that children and teens’ use of digital devices remains healthy and safe.
Read More »AAP: Wear Masks During Youth Sports Practices and Most Games
In updated recommendations on youth sports during the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) encourages players of most sports to wear cloth face coverings at all times for group training, competition, and on the sidelines.
Read More »E-Cigarette ‘Mods’ Are 6X More Powerful At Hooking Young Smokers
A new study found that depending on which vaping devices a teen uses—vaping pens vs. mods—the young person may wind up smoking far more.
Read More »Teen Vaping Use Surpasses Cigarette Smoking
Since the first Surgeon General warning in 1964 about smoking, the popularity of smoking has dropped. Unfortunately, 34.3 million adults and 1.18 million high school ...
Read More »Study: Sweet, Fruity E-Cig Flavors Leads to More Vaping in Teens
Regulations which reduce youth exposure to flavored e-cigarettes may aid in preventing young people who try e-cigarettes from becoming long-term e-cig users.
Read More »Social Media Is Harming The Minds Of Our Youth, Right? Maybe Not.
By Natalie Jacewicz It was 1:30 a.m., and Anna was trying to keep her mind off her ex-boyfriend, with whom she had ended a painful ...
Read More »Kids With Regular Bedtimes Become Healthier Teens
Children with consistent and early bedtimes — as well as regulated television and screen habits — have improved emotional health and are less likely to ...
Read More »Teaching Teens The Perils Of Pot As Marketplace Grows
WESTMINSTER, Calif. — After Yarly Raygoza attended the drug prevention program at the Boys & Girls Club here last year, she used what she learned ...
Read More »How To Help Teens Get More Sleep
By Alan Lyndon Teens don’t get enough sleep. That’s not new information. The question is: what can parents do about it? Last year, a study ...
Read More »Teens Using Performance Enhancing Drugs Just To Boost Their Appearance
By Steven Reinberg, HealthDay Many teens are turning to risky, unregulated supplements to boost their looks, warns a leading group of U.S. pediatricians. These products — including ...
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