If a teenager is wrestling with emotional issues, maybe they’re suffering from “social jet lag.” Social jet lag is the difference between our body’s natural sleep needs (or chronotype) and the time that social tasks — including social media — keep us awake. Health experts have now found that late-night screen time is a primary … Read more
Britni Church wasn’t allowed to date until she was 16 in her “strict Christian household” — but she ended up getting pregnant at 15. She got married and gave birth shortly after her 16th birthday. Now, at 34, she’s the mom of 12 kids. In a TikTok series racking up millions of views, Church describes … Read more
Maddie Lambert had always assumed young moms would make bad parents — that is, until she gave birth to her daughter, Everly Joy, when she was just 14. “I’d always look down on teen moms, if I’m being completely honest,” Lambert, now 20, told Truly, per The Sun. “I think that was just from a … Read more
A 73-year-old longtime youth sports coach in New Jersey was arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting a teenage boy following the pair sharing shots of whiskey. Robert R. “Ronnie” Marino, a well-known youth sports coach in Bridgeton, was arrested on the Fourth of July and charged with first-degree sexual assault and first- and second-degree counts of endangering the the … Read more
A 40-year-old mom looks so young that she often gets mistaken for her teenage daughter’s sister. Carly Johnson claims strangers are always shocked to learn she’s neither the sister nor friend of her 17-year-old daughter Kia Douglas when they’re out together — and her friends refer to her as the female Benjamin Button since she … Read more
Police have taken action after a shocking video has emerged of a teenager forcing a little girl to smoke a vape. A video shared to social media shows a four-year-old girl being handed an e-cigarette before a teenage boy allegedly tells her to “suck.” The little girl inhales the vapor and blows it back out … Read more
Nearly four out of every 10 teen girls and young women in the US have an iron deficiency, which can lead to low energy and brain fog, a new study published in JAMA found. To conduct the study, researchers at the University of Michigan Medical School analyzed blood test data collected over the last 20 … Read more
There’s “Bad Blood” between this mom and daughter duo. A mother in Massachusetts was thrilled when she managed to secure two tickets for her 19-year-old daughter to see Taylor Swift on her “Eras tour” at Gillette Stadium — but she’s hurt and can’t seem to “Shake It Off” after her daughter chose to take her … Read more
A British mother discovered her teen son was suffering from a large brain tumor after blaming his increasing clumsiness on a recent growth spurt. Samantha Halket, 39, initially believed her son, Thomas, 16, was simply going through the pangs of adolescence, as well as dealing with the fact that he had grown to 6 feet … Read more
Social media continues to drive up depression and anxiety among teens, the surgeon general warns. Up to 95% of teens and 40% of children between the ages of 8 to 12 are on social media. And those spending more than three hours per day face double the risk for poor mental health as well as … Read more
Chroming is the latest drug trend, and it’s becoming more and more popular, especially among teenagers. A teenage girl in Australia died recently after inhaling toxic chemicals from a can in a trend called “chroming.” However, many people are unaware of chroming and what it is, or the effects it can cause. What is chroming? … Read more
Following a jaw surgery last January, Lindsey Sutherland’s daughter Ayli Dunk, 14, seemed like a different person. She had difficulty walking, talking and could barely recognize her own family, Sutherland, 37, told People. When Dunk’s breathing became unstable, causing her to pass out, she went for a CT scan. However, it showed no signs of … Read more
Some parents think having their children pay rent is the lease they could do. Two Texas parents have sparked debate after revealing that they charge their 19-year-old daughter rent for living in their house after graduating high school. Cody and Erika Archie charge their teenager $200 a month to live under their roof and asked … Read more
This “runway” attire wasn’t going to fly. Another day another traveler with a bold new way to game the luggage fine system. An Australian teen was slapped with a fine after attempting to circumvent an airline baggage fees — by donning over 13 pounds of clothing, as seen in a video blowing up online. “I … Read more
A woman from Australia claims she has been diagnosed with three different types of skin cancer since 2009, sharing her “brutal” journey on TikTok. “This is the real face of skin cancer,” Melissa Lewis, 48, declared in a viral clip as she showed off her bright red blistering skin after undergoing carbon dioxide laser photodynamic … Read more
Playing video games is a regular part of the lives of millions of teenagers. Whether they play with friends or alone, they can often spend hours in front of a screen. This can be a concern for many parents, but for mom-of-two Clare, she couldn’t be happier. “I don’t mind my son gaming 50 hours a week” The British mom … Read more
Meghan Markle was a homecoming queen long before she ever joined the royal family, surfaced footage reveals. The Markle family has brought themselves back into the spotlight just days before King Charles’ coronation. Meghan Markle’s estranged father Thomas, her half-sister Samantha and half-brother Thomas Jr. have dropped previously unseen footage of Meghan’s high school life. … Read more
Paris Hilton appeared Thursday on Capitol Hill to push for newly-introduced legislation that would regulate “troubled teen” facilities. Hilton, 42, has been outspoken about her time at the Provo Canyon School in Utah, a residential treatment center where she claimed she was abused — revealing traumatic details in her 2020 YouTube documentary “This Is Paris.” “When … Read more
As the star of John Hughes films such as “Pretty in Pink” and “Sixteen Candles,” Molly Ringwald was the poster girl of ’80s teen cinema. But four decades later, Ringwald, 55, can’t watch 1985’s “The Breakfast Club” with her own teenage daughter — Adele, 13 — because of its sexist tropes. “She’s very liberal. I … Read more
A Texas teenager who died at the top of a rock climbing wall came back to life two hours after he went into cardiac arrest in what doctors have called a “literal miracle.” Sammy Berko, 16, went into cardiac arrest during what was supposed to be a fun day spent at the gymnasium. “He climbed … Read more