Tweens and teens will tell you the holiday season is awesome. That is the expected answer. However, that is not always quite the truth. Almost half of teenagers feel some anxiety or worry during the holidays. Why? The “obligation” to be happy during this time. Family togetherness. Pressure to create happy memories. If this is […]
December 20, 2013
Crisis text line, the hotline for a text-dependent generation, is reaching troubled teens in new ways and using the data it collects to be more effective in times of trouble. Here are some surprising findings. By Rebecca Greenfield http://www.fastcompany.com/3022048/innovation-agents/teens-with-anorexia-seek-help-on-mondays-and-other-lessons-from-big-data-c
December 18, 2013
This article about teen retailers is interesting. But what is surprising is this part: “We survey a good portion of teens for our research, and since 2010 the one theme has been this: ‘We want to save Mom and Dad money,’” This is a new behavior and that would be very interesting to go deeper on […]
December 17, 2013
The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) provides national and state-level data on the use of tobacco, alcohol, illicit drugs, and mental health in the United States. Its most recent report shows teen trends in substance abuse: The most popular drug among teens remains alcohol, but its use is steadily declining The use of […]
December 9, 2013
December 9, 2013
A “tween” is a kid between 8 and 12, defined as “in-between” – meaning in-between being child and teenager. This is a rough time for the youngster who is still a child, but wants to appear more mature in front of friends. At this difficult crossroad, tweens are still psychologically children, but they are bursting with […]
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December 21, 2013
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