Actors Distance Themselves from Christian Upbringing

The actors Brad Pitt and Hugh Jackman both grew up in Christian homes and both men have since distanced themselves from their faith. Here's how Brad ...

Parenting Teens: Take Them Up Mount Everest

Imagine that you've chosen to scale Mount Everest. You've shelled out sixty thousand dollars to your Sherpa guides. After a few days, you finally ...

Girl Carves the Word "EMPTY" into Her Skin

Psychologist Madeline Levine has been counseling teenagers for over 25 years, but recently Levine has begun to see a new breed of unhappy teenagers—smart, ...

Study Shows the Harm from Long-Term Marijuana Use

A new study from New Zealand concluded that "young people who smoke [marijuana] for years run the risk of a significant and irreversible reduction ...

The Science of an Adolescent's Changing Brain

An article in National Geographic asks: "Moody. Impulsive. Maddening. Why do teenagers act the way they do?" The article implies that gaining ...

Son Asks His Father's Help to Avoid the Darkness

One weekend, author Paul Tripp gave his teenage son permission to spend the weekend at a friend's house. But during the weekend Paul received a call ...

Tongue Piercing Is Source of Teen's Pain

Stefania Fraccalvieri now knows that tongue piercing costs a lot more than expected. Just after she had a metal stud put through her tongue—a popular ...

Siblings Pass On Negative Behavior

On the whole, siblings pass on dangerous habits to one another in a depressingly predictable way. A girl with an older, pregnant teenage sister is four ...

Family Meals Are Good for Kids

A study of 4,600 adolescents (11-18 years old) found:

Thirty-three percent ate two or fewer family meals with all or most of their family the previous ...

Sons Love Their Fathers First

In the book The Five People You Meet in Heaven, author Mitch Albom tells the story of Eddie, a maintenance worker at a seaside carnival. After Eddie's ...