Category: teenagers

Northern Territory Trio of Quarantine Absconders Found

Northern Territory Police have confirmed that the three people who absconded from the Howard Springs quarantine facility on the outskirts of Darwin on Wednesday morning have been found. This comes after it was reported that they scaled the fence and fled the area at 4:40 a.m. on Wednesday. The three absconders, all teenagers from Binjari,…


Facebook Whistleblower Expected to Testify on Instagram’s Impact on Kids

A Facebook whistleblower is expected to testify at a Senate hearing on Oct. 5 about the company’s knowledge regarding Instagram’s allegedly harmful effects on children. The hearing is based on a Sept. 14 exposé by The Wall Street Journal that claims Instagram has a “toxic” impact on the self-esteem of young girls and that Facebook knew…


Can’t Understand Your Teen? You’re Not Alone.

“Mo-om,” my child cocks her head to one side to look at me. “Why are you being so emo?” The words string together so quickly they’re hard to follow: “Whyyabeingsoemo?” To be honest, I have no idea what my daughter’s accusing me of. My husband and I have four children. The oldest is 22 and…


Parenting Matters: When Does Parenting Teenagers Begin?

When I decided to extend my pediatric practice to include adolescents I thought I would be able to help all those troubled teens and their families get back on track. I soon learned that by the teen years a kid’s life habits are pretty much formed; what happens before the teen years is what’s important….


What Can Poe Teach Our Teenagers?

Edgar Allan Poe was “doomed to seethe down his soul in a great continuous convulsion of disintegration, and doomed to register the process.” So wrote English author D.H. Lawrence with a shudder, and this statement drives at the significance of Edgar Allan Poe’s influence and unique literary importance, though his writings are often dismissed as…


What’s the Best Age to Give My Teen a Smartphone?

If you’re looking for confirmation that smartphones and social media are good for your kids, this is not one of those posts. The “best age” question is a trick question. Here’s why. We don’t stress about the “best age” for things that are inherently good for our kids. Are there hundreds of opinions on the…