Rites of Passage, Time to Pass the Torch On

There are many times that we find ourselves on a whole different path. Our life is never the same ever again. There is no going back. It is important to acknowledge these significant times. As many cultures do...

How is the Transition Process for Adolescent Immigrant Students?

Adolescent immigrant students are confronted with multiple challenges as they make the transition to life in America. If these challenges are not dealt with properly, the adolescents suffer from learning and behavioral problems in the short run, and psychological and social...

Teens with Unpopular Names Commit More Crimes

A new study published in Social Science Quarterly reveals that adolescents with unpopular names are more likely to commit crimes than teens with popular names, regardless of racial factors. Researchers analyzed...

Lessons on sex 'to be compulsory' in UK

The Scout Association in UK issued a new guidelines for the Scouts  to be given sexual health advice to prevent unprotected sex last week.  And now British government is likely to make sexual education mandatory in primary and secondary schools. British...

9 lamest Public Service Ads of all-time

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorGee, they could only find 9 Lameo "Public Service Announcements?"  Guess this reviewer doesn't have Cable.  I remember Marijuana Girl PSA from the 1960's...

Are We, Who We Are? Or What We Were?

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWe all know racism exists in some form or another, will Technology and Immigration eradicate Racism one day? What with vast developments in technology and immigration,...

Quarter of teen girls want plastic surgery

The more I post here, the more you'll see me talking to stories of how young people in our society today are negatively affected by the media in terms of celebrity-obession, weight issues, pressure to conform to a certain bodily stereotype etc. The link below is a further...

Barack Obama: More to the left than you thought

With a slew of potential candidates attempting to become the most interesting or personable man or woman for the job (since, at this point, politics matter little), profiles depicting the human sides of...

*** YOUTH, ADOLESCENCE AND VENUS ***

How beautiful is our adolescence? Any way we spent our adolescence, or are spending it right now it is a breathless period in one's life: colorful and magic, desperate and happy! Venus in...

Brain changes may help explain teenage behavior (Reuters)

" NORWICH (Reuters) - It's not just hormones that kick in during adolescence, the brain also undergoes massive development which might help to explain teenage behavior, a British scientist said on Thursday. Until recently it was assumed that the brain stopped developing...

Depressed girls at risk of partner abuse as adults

Young women with a history of depression in adolescence are more likely than their peers to become victims of abuse from a boyfriend or husband, new research suggests.

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