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Results from the most extensive U.S. study on teens and their use of digital media show that America’s youth are developing important social and technical skills online – often in ways adults do not understand or value.

I’ve been approached by a PR firm that represents the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty, to help spread the word about the Dove Self-Esteem Fund’s new campaign Real Girls, Real Pressure. For us women (as most of my readers are) we as adults have felt the pressures brought on by the media to look a certain way, carry a certain bag, or wear a certain brand of shoes.

Teenagers who watch a lot of television featuring flirting, necking, discussion of sex and sex scenes are more likely to be involved with a pregnancy, according to a new study. The study, published in the November edition of the journal Pediatrics, found that teens who viewed the most sexual content

It is not a surprise to most people that health studies point to popular culture as a perpetrator of body image which has corresponded to the self image and well being of women AND men.

By Lisa Medoff Nina posted some questions about her 10-year-old daughter lying about eating and drinking in the bedroom and watching TV with the door closed. Nina wants to how she can tell if her daughter is deliberately lying or simply forgetful, as her daughter was a micro-preemie, and Nina is worried that her premature birth has affected her behavior and memory.

As school is open throughout our country, teens all over will have to confront peer pressure and in many instances, it involves their body image. Do they fit in? Are they too heavy? Too thin? Parents need to be aware of their kids and how they are feeling about themselves both emotionally and psychically to help prevent peer pressure from controlling their teen's behavior.

Teen Body Image September 12th, 2008 As school is open throughout our country, teens all over will have to confront peer pressure and in many instances, it involves their body image. Do they fit in? Are they too heavy? Too thin?

9-4: Hurry! Ends today in San Francisco! Hold it Over! Teens and tweens have heard more raw verbiage on school grounds in any given day than Eve Ensler’s little snippet in America the Beautiful that garnered the documentary an ‘R’ rating.

When Kim Kardashian was scheduled to host the “red carpet” at the Teen Choice Awards on the Fox Network, mothers (and fathers) around the U.S. didn’t so much as bat a heavily lined eyelash. Neither the neoconservatives at Fox news nor the left-wing liberals everywhere else made any bones about the

Teenage Acne and Acne’s Secret Cure - By Johanna Curtis August 1st, 2008 Acne’s Secret Cure for Adults and Teens Have you ever wondered just where acne comes from in the first place? One night, you go to sleep, and the next morning you have a fat white zit where your skin used to b e.