Amanda Guyer, professor in the Department of Human Ecology and a faculty researcher at the Center for Mind and Brain, is ...

CHAPEL HILL, NC. -- Frequent use of social media could be reshaping how adolescents' brains develop, a new study found. Those who checked their platforms more often were more likely to be sensitive to ...

Children experiencing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder face symptoms that can persist, emerge, or fade away ...

The global burden of child and youth deaths remains high, despite dramatic reductions in under-5s deaths, and there are stark inequalities across the globe in the availability of health services to ...

Figuring out the causes of why children develop attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been on scientists' radar ...

In the class of things that happen so often or predictably as to become truisms are the high-risk activities that teenagers frequently engage in, like driving too fast, using alcohol or drugs, ...

Parental monitoring denotes the strategies by which caregivers seek to understand and guide adolescent behaviour, encompassing active supervision, rule setting and information gathering. It operates ...

The mission of our English Language Arts Department is for staff, families, and community members to work in partnership to ensure that all students have adequate and equitable access to high-quality ...

The new online M.S.T. in Adolescence Education, Grades 7-12, is designed to equip graduate students with the pedagogical skills needed to earn initial New York State certification in English, ...

New Global Standards for quality health-care services for adolescents developed by WHO and UNAIDS aim to help countries improve the quality of adolescent health care. Existing health services often ...