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The Facts about teen sexual behavior

Teen mental health website with information for teens, families, educators

Statistics, Facts about drug abuse

Every morning, Brittany Geldert stepped off the bus and bolted through the double doors of Fred Moore Middle School, her nerves already on high alert, bracing for the inevitable. "Dyke." Pretending not to hear, Brittany would walk briskly to her locker, past the sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders who loitered in menacing packs.

More than 60 percent of teens said that drugs were sold, used, or kept at their school.

Substance abuse among young people is a much bigger problem than many parents realize. How big? One in 10 kids 12 to 17 years of age are current users of illicit drugs, according to a 2009 government survey.The good news? Parents can also do a lot more than some realize to help protect teens from drugs or alcohol.

Unemployed high school dropout Tremain Hutchinson spent a lot of time talking to young girls on Tagged.com, a teen chat site. Sometimes he was "Mario," sometimes "Quan" or "Money," but Hutchinson, 28, always pretended to be a cute 16-year-old Georgia boy. He used a photo of a younger cousin in the profiles.

Lists and explains different factors that tie into adolescent alienation.

Help for parents, informing them of reasons teens run away and how to prevent their child from running away from home.

Factors that play into adolescents turning to drug use as well as other resources about adolescent drug use and help.

A study of the media's impact on adolescents' sexual behavior and values, as well as development of a scientific view on the effects these behaviors will have on adolescents.

Parents can influence teen sexual behavior

Effective Interventions for adolescents.

Along with cognitive and physical development, adolescents develop empathy skills. Research on what improves and inhibits empathy development.

Researchers have identified a genetic connection to optimism, self-esteem and perceived control over one's life

Interesting article, Dave. Thanks for posting.

Self Concept in children

Reaching out to diverse families in order to improve their children's learning

The impact of race and ethnicity on identity development in children

Patterns of self esteem in adolescents and how to raise self esteem in adolescents.

Article provides advice on how to maintain a child's self esteem.

More information on self-esteem during adolescence

This article has great ways to help teens improve their self esteem.