We've written countless times about sleep, and the importance of sleep for children of all ages.* Now, a new study paints a clear pictur...

We are delighted to welcome Hima Reddy, Ph.D. , to our team of bloggers. Dr. Reddy is a licensed psychologist and learning specialist at The...

There has been a good deal of newspaper coverage recently on  the use of e-cigarettes, particularly the JUUL brand, which is shaped like a U...

In the latest issue of the journal Pediatrics, a team from the Baylor School of Medicine has proposed expanding the guidelines for adolesce...

It sometimes seems like there are "weeks" or "days" for all sorts of things, most of them them the creation of some mark...

As school lets out for the summer many teens head to their summer jobs. But the kinds of work that many teens are able to get -- such as in ...

Divergent   by   Veronica Roth Ages: Teen and young adult                                                   Sequels: Divergent is ...

The First Part Last   by Angela Johnson Grades: 7 and up Awards: Printz Award , Coretta Scott King Award Plot: Sixteen-year-old ...

Recently, we enjoyed reading  a chronology of young adult literature  by CNN's Ashley Strickland that was full of both facts and insigh...

The Swiss National Science Foundation has recently released the  results of a study  that indicates that caffeine may be more harmful to yo...

We love best-of book lists, and National Public Radio has just released a great one. After inviting listeners to nominate their favorites, ...

A newly released report from SAMHSA , the national Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, notes that an average of 12% o...

We are frequently asked whether it is really necessary to take attention medications every day. Some students feel that they only need thei...

Teen Reads  is an outstanding resource not only for teens, but for their teachers and parents as well. This website is a gold mine of book ...

In a recent article in the  Wall Street Journal , Alison Gopnik , Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley , share...

A recently published study in the journal Nature has demonstrated changes in both IQ and the size and density of specific brain regions in ...

We've recently come across an interesting publication from the  National Institute of Mental Health  titled  The Teen Brain: Still Under...