Many people know that obesity carries certain health risks, as it makes you more likely to develop diabetes, heart disease, stroke and certain cancers. But fresh research being presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity has experts concerned about the impact excess fat might have on the brain — especially in adolescents. After analyzing … Read more
Forget harmless pranks — TikTok’s latest trend has students setting their Chromebooks ablaze, sparking school evacuations and safety warnings across the country. Known as the #ChromebookChallenge, the dangerous stunt encourages kids to jam metal objects, like paper clips and pushpins, into the charging ports of their laptops, causing electrical short circuits that can ignite fires. … Read more
Hand-me-down wheels or a deathtrap on wheels? Passing down vehicles to teen drivers could be a recipe for disaster, according to a new study from Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Researchers found that teens driving cars 6-15 years old face a 19% higher risk of death in a fatal crash than those driving vehicles five years old … Read more
Six isn’t a crowd here. A polyamorous family of six has managed to make their dynamic work — despite being misunderstood by many. Kel Macettare, 41 and Bruno Cordisco, 42, met in high school, married and eventually had two sons, Henry, 19 and Hector, 13. Although the couple set out to be monogamous, especially when … Read more
Talk about a parenting headache. When Kellie Whitehead’s teen son showed interest in nicotine pouches because he had seen them on TikTok and in the mouths of his favorite Premier League players, Whitehead decided to pop one with him. A smoker for about 30 years, the UK-based PR consultant was floored by the side effects. … Read more
Sarah Lee, a married mom of four, is taking it off — all her makeup, that is. “Going makeup-free is so freeing,” Lee, 51, told The Post. “I have more interesting and important things to contribute to the world other than just my physical appearance.” And Lee of Sacramento, Calif., isn’t in a rush to … Read more
An Australian teenager has recounted the horrid moment she was struck by lightning after it hit her roof during a thunderstorm. Bloom Kermode, 17, was scrolling on TikTok when a lightning bolt struck the roof of her home in Yandina Bli Bli Road in Queensland at 12:43 a.m. Friday. “There was this big bang and … Read more
They stiffed her — and then rubbed salt in the wound. A group of smug teens has gone viral after leaving a struggling waitress zero tip and a snarky four-word message on the receipt instead: “Wear a life jacket.” The 22-year-old server, who goes by Janet and works at a chain restaurant “in the southern … Read more
Pinterest is getting on board with the movement to get kids off their phones. The social-media platform is testing a new pop-up displayed to minors in the U.S. and Canada during school hours, encouraging them to close the app until the bell rings. “Focus is a beautiful thing,” the prompt reads, according to The Verge. … Read more
They’ve turned tech into a weapon — and no one’s safe from the scandal. Teens are using artificial intelligence to whip up disturbingly realistic nude images of their classmates — and then share them like digital wildfire, sending shockwaves through schools and leaving experts fearing the worst. The AI-powered tools, often dubbed “nudify” apps, are … Read more
“It’s not Schindler’s List, people. It’s a kids movie. Get over it.” So read one of the reactions on social media to a post complaining about the behavior of viewers during a screening of A Minecraft Movie. But it’s not just that man, it’s so many people, minimising the outright vandalism and destruction left behind when the … Read more
When Casey’s 14-year-old son, Ethan, stopped eating junk food and began obsessively counting calories, he knew something was wrong. Then the boy’s waist line began shrinking. “He is really not eating a lot at meal time,” Casey, who asked to use pseudonyms for himself and his son, told The Post of Ethan, who is 5’8″ … Read more
The teen pregnancy epidemic could be waning, data suggests. For the first time in US history, more women over the age of 40 are having kids compared to teen moms, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This reflects the trend of more Americans either opting not to have kids or … Read more
DEAR ABBY: My partner and I have been together for more than five years now. He has two adult children. I learned two days ago that I am pregnant. At 43 years old, I didn’t think a child was in my future. But now that I’m pregnant, I couldn’t be happier. I’m cautiously excited because … Read more
The game is supposed to be about building things up! Teens have been wrecking theaters during “A Minecraft Movie,” throwing popcorn buckets, spilling soda, jumping on seats, vomiting and breaking out into fights. Cops have been called to deal with the unruliness, and staffers are stuck clearing up the awful mess, according to employees and … Read more
Parents are gonna “like” this. Meta has added “Teen Accounts” to Facebook and Messenger to limit who can contact minors and screen the content they’re exposed to. On Tuesday, the tech giant announced that users under 18 will automatically be enrolled in these accounts in an attempt “to give parents more peace of mind across … Read more
New York’s next generation of female sports stars has already made the pages of Sports Illustrated — for their game, not glam. Honor Smoke, a 10-year-old wrestler from Erie County, looks fierce and ready to fight on the front page of Sports reIllustrated – the sports mag’s special edition released in February aimed at empowering … Read more
The Supreme Court handed a victory to the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday, tossing out an appeals court decision that had found the agency acted unlawfully in rejecting applications from two manufacturers of flavored liquids used in e-cigarettes with names like Jimmy the Juice Man Peachy Strawberry, Signature Series Mom’s Pistachio and Suicide Bunny … Read more
Don’t want to ditch social media, but feel like it’s taking a toll on your mental health? You might not have to choose. New research from the University of British Columbia suggests that improving mental health among young people isn’t about reducing time spent on social media, but rather changing the way they engage with … Read more
A video of drunk teenagers urinating into broth at a restaurant in China went viral — forcing the eatery to compensate 4,000 guests. Two 17-year-old males at the Shanghai branch of Haidilao, the country’s biggest hotpot chain, carried out the unsanitary act on Feb. 24 in a private dining room of the restaurant, according to … Read more