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WHO Report: "Health for the World's Adolescents" The World Health Organization (WHO) is currently developing a report, Health for the World’s Adolescents, that will outline recent research and the growing consensus on the importance of adolescent health; and the achievements of the... read more	Attachment and Substance Abuse "I just finished reading David Sheff’s book Beautiful Boy (I know, I’m five years behind in my reading). It’s about his painful struggle to help his son through meth addiction.
Social Media, Social Life: How Teens View Their Digital Lives Social Media, Social Life: How Teens View Their Digital Lives is the latest research report from Common Sense Media's Program for the Study of Children and... read more	Teens Who Get Off to a Poor Start Don’t Easily Outgrow It Teenagers’ struggles to connect with their peers in the early adolescent years while not getting swept along by negative peer influences predict their capacity to form strong friendships and avoid serious problems as much as a decade later,... read more
Attachment Parenting Works for Teens, Too Attachment Parenting is often thought of as an approach to parenting young children.	Fathers Should Ask Kids: "Am I the Dad You Need Me to Be?" As Father's Day draws near, one psychologist says dads should ask their children for a little more feedback than they might get with the yearly greeting card.