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  • September 2008

    • Disney's New Princess Could Grab Miley's Crown

      Entertainment Weekly  |  Sep 27, 08 8:15 AM CDT

      Disney's New Princess Could Grab Miley's Crown

      (Newser) - A new star is rising through the Disney ranks and teen entertainment watchers think she could go all the way to the top, Entertainment Weekly reports. At 16, Demi Lovato already has a decade of showbiz experience under her belt and the Camp Rock star looks set to go take off with a debut album out soon and her own show airing next year. More »

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      celebrity  • Disney  • Miley Cyrus  • teenager  • Disney Channel  • Jonas Brothers  • Selena Gomez

    • Gaming Teens Make Good Citizens

      MSNBC  |  Sep 16, 08 8:10 PM CDT

      Gaming Teens Make Good Citizens

      (Newser) - The stereotype of the isolated video gamer is as antiquated as Pong—teens, at least, see gaming as a social activity, new research shows. A clear link exists between gaming, in which virtually all teens participate, and civic engagement, MSNBC reports. That doesn’t mean every Grand Theft Auto expert is a budding philanthropist, but neither does it imply the only people-skill that kids learn from World of Warcraft is trash-talking. More »

    • Teen Tramp Trend Is Media Myth

      Time  |  Sep 14, 08 4:59 AM CDT

      Teen Tramp Trend Is Media Myth

      (Newser) - High-profile pregnant teens like Bristol Palin and Jamie-Lynn Spears paint a picture of teenage girls run amok with lust, writes Belinda Luscombe in Time . But while “girls seem to have moved from Easy-Bake to easy virtue” in the last generation, Luscombe argues that the teens are often more interested in trying on the sexy rather than in having the sex implied in the pop culture images that bombard them. More »

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      Miley Cyrus  • teen pregnancy  • Jamie Lynn Spears  • teenager  • Bristol Palin  • teen sex

    • Chile's Frisky Teens Kiss Off Conservative Ways of Old

      New York Times  |  Sep 13, 08 11:25 AM CDT

      Chile's Frisky Teens Kiss Off Conservative Ways of Old

      (Newser) - Chile's teenagers are going through a sexual rebellion unlike anything the once straight-laced Catholic country has ever seen before, the New York Times reports. Now parents and educators, who themselves grew up under the repressive Pinochet regime, are worried that sex education isn't keeping up with promiscuity fueled in part by the online boom. “Chile’s youth are clearly having sex earlier and testing the borderlines with their sexual conduct,” said one doctor. More »

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      teenagers  • Latin America  • Chile  • teenager  • youth  • sexuality  • sexual behavior

  • August 2008

    • Soot Cushions Manhattan Girl's 14-Story Plunge

      New York Daily News  |  Aug 3, 08 10:28 AM CDT

      Soot Cushions Manhattan Girl's 14-Story Plunge

      (Newser) - A young girl's trip to the rooftop to show her cousin the Manhattan skyline turned out badly yesterday when a misstep sent the 12-year-old plummeting 180 feet down a chimney, the New York Daily News reports. But a 2-foot-deep mound of soot in the basement apparently cushioned her fall, reported stunned rescuers. Despite a broken hip and three damaged vertebrae, she's expected to make a full recovery. More »

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      accident  • Manhattan  • teenager  • survivors

  • July 2008

    • Teen to Be Tried as Adult in Family Slaying

      Baltimore Sun  |  Jul 30, 08 10:57 AM CDT

      Teen to Be Tried as Adult in Family Slaying

      (Newser) - A Baltimore teen accused of killing his parents and siblings will be tried as an adult, the Baltimore Sun reports. Nicholas Browning, 16, claimed he suffered mental and physical abuse by his parents and asked that his case be transferred to juvenile court. The judge denied his request despite testimony from a forensic psychiatrist stating the boy has a dissociative disorder. More »

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      shooting  • mental illness  • Baltimore  • teenager  • murder trial  • juvenile crime

    • Teen Pregnancy on Rise for 1st Time in 15 Years

      CNN  |  Jul 11, 08 5:06 AM CDT

      Teen Pregnancy on Rise for 1st Time in 15 Years

      (Newser) - The teen pregnancy rate increased in 2006 for the first time since 1991, reports CNN. Officials from the National Institutes of Health aren't sure if the 2.8% increase in the number of teen moms is a blip or the start of a trend, but the figures are a "red flag that something has gone wrong," one expert told Bloomberg. More »

    • Survey Reveals Abuse In Teen, Tween Dating

      CBS  |  Jul 9, 08 5:45 PM CDT

      Survey Reveals Abuse In Teen, Tween Dating

      (Newser) - Tween and teen dating is far from a bunch of innocent hand-holding: A survey finds 69% of teens who have had sex by 14 have suffered physical or emotional abuse in relationships, with only half of tweens knowing how to recognize a hurtful relationship. CBS reports more stats: The survey found 37% of 11- and 12-year-olds have been in a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship. 9% of that same group has a friend who has had sex; 40% have friends who have been verbally abused in a relationship. More »

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      teenagers  • abuse  • relationship  • teenager  • dating  • teen sex  • teen health  • physical abuse  • verbal abuse

  • June 2008

    • Proms' Glitz Blitz Captivates UK Teens

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 17, 08 3:40 PM CDT

      Proms' Glitz Blitz Captivates UK Teens

      (Newser) - Parents and traditionalists alike are feeling the pinch as expensive American-style proms migrate to the UK, the Wall Street Journal finds. Teens crave the stretch limos and extravagant gowns seen in US shows like The O.C . and My Super Sweet 16 . But some educators criticize the trend, including one headmaster bothered by "the ones who are excluded by cost." More »

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      Great Britain  • culture  • teenager  • lifestyle  • high school students  • Proms

    • Teen Sex Rate Stops Dropping

      Washington Post  |  Jun 5, 08 8:45 AM CDT

      Teen Sex Rate Stops Dropping

      (Newser) - A decade-long drop in the teen sex rate leveled off between 2001-2007 and it may now be slowly rising again, the Washington Post reports. The government survey of thousands of high school students also found that an increase in condom use flattened out in 2003. The numbers have alarmed public health workers and revived debate about the effectiveness of abstinence-focused sex-ed programs. More »

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      teen pregnancy  • birth control  • teenager  • condom  • abstinence  • abstinence education  • teen sex

  • May 2008

    • Teens Struggle in Tight Job Market

      New York Times  |  May 25, 08 10:32 AM CDT

      Teens Struggle in Tight Job Market

      (Newser) - The economic downturn has taken a toll on teenagers searching for a summer job, the New York Times reports. With the teen job market at its smallest in decades, less than a third of teens are expected to be employed this summer, says a Northeastern University study—a far cry from the 45% working in 2000. More »

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      economy  • employment  • teenager  • job market  • job search

    • Teen Busted for Posting Ex's Nude Pix on MySpace

      The Smoking Gun  |  May 22, 08 5:25 AM CDT

      Teen Busted for Posting Ex's Nude Pix on MySpace

      (Newser) - A Wisconsin teen didn't take it too well when his relationship turned sour, so he posted graphic nude photographs of his 16-year-old ex on his MySpace page with equally graphic captions, reports the Smoking Gun. The cops got a foul-mouthed refusal when they asked him to remove the photos. That's when they busted him on child porn charges. He's in jail until his hearing next week. More »

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      MySpace  • Wisconsin  • child pornography  • teenager  • nude photo

    • MySpace Bully's Case Sets Risky Course: Experts

      Wired  |  May 16, 08 2:43 PM CDT

      MySpace Bully's Case Sets Risky Course: Experts

      (Newser) - A criminal indictment over MySpace bullying that led to a Missouri teen's suicide sets an unusual and perhaps dangerous legal precedent, experts say. Because her activities violated the site’s terms of use, Lori Drew faces charges of computer fraud and abuse related to the death of Megan Meier, Wired reports—and the charges involve a contract that few users even bother to read. More »

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      social networking  • MySpace  • suicide  • teenager  • contract