Since the dawn of mankind, there has been the battle between fearful parents and their rebellious teenagers. And there is an accepted perception that high-risk adolescent behavior is part of a power ...

Adolescence is a critical period for the development of risky behaviors, like alcohol and drug use, reckless driving, and unsafe sex. As a parent, there is one key strategy that you can use to help ...

Parents who find a sex-based text on their teenager's phone should be on the lookout for other problems in their child's life, a new evidence review suggests. Teens who share sexually explicit images ...

Have you ever caught yourself saying things like: "I can't believe she did that! She knows better!" If you're like most parents, then you've not only said them, you've probably tossed in a few four ...

Between 1999-2021, U.S. adolescents steadily desisted from risky behaviors such as substance use and violence, and from reporting a combination of both risky behaviors and mental health symptoms. Yet ...

One of the most important things to remember regarding adolescent sexual behavior is that it is not inherently negative, but rather a natural reflection of adolescents' physical and social development ...

The Diabetes-Specific Risk-Taking Inventory proved useful in assessing risk-taking behavior in adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D), but future research on potential interventions is needed.

Kids are still taking pretty big risks, according to several new studies of youthful behavior from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Teenagers are only using condoms about half the ...

Between 1999-2021, American adolescents steadily desisted from risky behaviors such as substance use and violence, and from reporting a combination of both risky behaviors and mental health symptoms.

Teenagers who don't get enough sleep may be at an increased risk of engaging in unsafe sexual behaviors, such as not using condoms or having sex under the influence of alcohol or drugs, according to ...