Healthline Blogs
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Teens, Privacy & Online Social Networks
Social networking sites appeal to teens because they provide instant communication, blogging, photos, music and video sharing, and a chance to post original creations. Currently, 93% of teens between 12 and 17 years old use the Internet, 61% of th...
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New Media In The Everyday Lives of Youth
I went to the public forum presented by commonsense media and the MacArthur Foundation at Stanford last Wednesday and was pleasantly surprised by the range of information presented during the two hours, particularly that it was primarily qualitati...
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Traveling with Teens: Part 3
Howling Acres Wolf Sanctuary in Oregon Spending a week with up to six teenagers for the last three summers while they work at the wolf sanctuary is always a highlight for me. I borrow a car (we call it the living room on wheels), get emergency con...
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HIV among U.S. Adolescents
Researchers in the Journal of Adolescent Health called for intensified HIV prevention efforts within minority communities and among men who have sex with men in addition to more effort to encourage testing for at-risk youth. The investigators anal...
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It is Not My Fault!
Science Daily published a great article early in August called "Today's Parents Not To Blame For Teenage Problem Behavior," about a longitudinal Oxford Study (with UK families) that concluded that there was no evidence of a general decline in pare...
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Thank You - Grand Rounds 5.14
Thanks to Walter Jessen at Highlight Health for hosting Grand Rounds 5.14 this week and including a post from Teen Health 411 about gratitude and the holidays.This week was really interesting. I loved the post about why babies should not sleep alo...
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Youth Trends Results - Entertainment
So what are teens and preteens up to these days with regard to their media consumption?Are we making headway with all of the public health messages sayings "reduce screen time," get active, and get involved?" Sadly, I have to say we do not seem to...
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PSAT Scores and College Prep
In October high school sophomores and juniors across the United States take the PSAT test to qualify for National merit Scholarship recognition. In December, the scores and test booklets are sent to the school and student with scores for the three...
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Tea Time with Teens
There is more and more press about the possible health benefits of tea - helping brain function, improving focus, increasing the alpha rhythms that help us feel relaxed, energizing us (with caffeine), and even providing antioxidants that may help ...
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For Goodness Sake - Cosmetics Can Kill You
Why must everything be a struggle? I think I am doing my teenage girls a favor by buying what I consider to be high-end facial cleansers, moisturizers and make-up, in hopes that their chance of getting cancer will be reduced through the use of "or...
