Latest Adolescence Stories

Anonymity Enables Users to Create their own Virtual Vision NEW YORK, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Social media start-up Duvamis announced today its release to the public, fostering free expression and self-discovery in social networking. Duvamis is the first social network that allows users the unique possibility to explore their true self as opposed to the persona imposed by social norms. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click...

DEARBORN, Mich., June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Survey commissioned by Ford shows parents and teens wrongly perceive the winter months to be the most deadly time for teens on the road 76 percent of teens and 83 percent of parents consider the dangers of distracted driving to be comparable to drunk driving, yet parents are 40 percent more likely to check their phones while driving than their teenage children Parents are concerned about their teens having safe driving habits, but...

DENVER, June 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Hickenlooper has signed the "Violence Against Pregnant Women Act" which could carry fines as little as $2,000 for drunk drivers who harm pregnant women, causing the deaths of their children. Heather Surovik, whose son Brady Surovik was killed in a drunk driving accident just days from delivery, stated, "This is one of the most deceptive bills to be passed in Colorado." The bill offers minimal penalties for perpetrators of...

An Atlanta-based film company has started a T-Shirt design contest in an effort to spread its message about cyber bullying. (PRWEB) May 31, 2013 Representatives with SubmitTheDocumentary.com announced today that it has officially launched a T-Shirt design contest as a fun way to bring increased awareness to cyberbullying while providing help to those who need it. “Individuals with the best T-Shirt Design will win the right to have their bio and picture featured on our website and...

“Your Teen 360°: I Was in an Abusive Relationship,” takes a close look at teenagers who end up in abusive relationships and the need to pursue healthy ones. Beachwood, OH (PRWEB) May 29, 2013 Abusive relationships is the focus of Your Teen 360°, a special report from Your Teen Magazine for parents of teenagers. Your Teen Magazine created Your Teen 360° to offer parents multiple perspectives from teenagers, parents and experts. The series, “Your Teen 360°: I Was...

First-of-its-Kind Social Network Changes the Social Landscape for Researchers, Creative Minds and Storytellers SAN JOSE, CA (PRWEB) May 29, 2013 Keeppy (http://www.Keeppy.com), a new social network for storytelling that encourages people to capture, compile and share all types of information without the need of a traditional blog or complicated information-saving program, today announces that it’s officially launching out of beta. Today, anyone who wants to capture information,...

Leading social networking site shares its top benefits for exhibitors. TradeShowConnection helps exhibitors save time and money with its innovative platform. (PRWEB) May 28, 2013 Leading social networking site for the event and tradeshow communities, TradeShowConnection is design to help exhibitors streamline their trade show experience. TradeShowConnection helps exhibitors save time and money with its innovative platform and key features. To prepare for the influx of trade shows this...

Young people are demanding information and education about their bodies, sex, their sexuality and sexual health, as well as access to services that will support them to stay safe and healthy. Papers published in the latest themed issue of Reproductive Health Matters (RHM) demonstrate that information and services in fact remain unavailable to many young people, and many may grow up without fully understanding things that they are currently experiencing such as menstruation, let alone...

Researchers at the Norris Cotton Cancer Center have found that current constraints on advertising for alcohol products in movies that adolescents watch are not effective. The study, "Trends in Tobacco and Alcohol Brand Placements in Popular US movies, 1996 through 2009,"was published online in the May 27, 2013 JAMA Pediatrics. Studies have shown that movies influence smoking and drinking during adolescence: A 2012 Surgeon General's report noted a causal relationship between the...

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online While American children are seeing less tobacco use in the movies these days, they’re also more likely watching alcohol consumption in those same films, according to new research in JAMA Pediatrics. The study explicitly showed the success of passing restrictions on the film industry, the study authors said, referring to regulations placed on tobacco images but not on alcohol. "In order to be effective, constraints on advertising...