It’s 2am, I think, and like most other nights I can’t sleep. So what do I decide to do? I decide to surf the web..hmm. What to read? What to read? Obama and his budget plans..nah too heavy. Watch past American Idol reject videos on You Tube..nah too funny. Read about Rihanna and Chris ...

From a historical point of view "13-year-old boy fathers 15-year-old girl's daughter" is as newsworthy as revelations like "fat person eats a lot" or "young man gets in fights now and again". In most ages in most cultures, when people became able to have sex, they did, and pregnancy was the unsurpri...

The Sun Times just published an article where they asked some Chicago-area faith leaders what they have to say to people who have lost their jobs, homes, tuition and sense of security.   What do they say to congregants who feel as if God hasn’t provided and isn’t going to?  Check out ...

A hard-hitting new Smokefree campaign - ‘Worried’ - launches today. The ads, aimed at parents who smoke, communicate an uncomfortable message to viewers - that teenage children worry about their parents’ future due to the harmful health effects of smoking. The campaign is supported...

Young men and women today are finding it more and more necessary to protest against what is known as the "Establishment": that is the people who wield power in our society. Clashes with the authorities are reported almost daily on the news. The tension that exists between old and young cou...

New campaign shows teenagers the uninvited side effects. A new hard-hitting TV, radio and online FRANK advertising campaign that shows how cannabis can mess with your mind, was unveiled today by the Department of Health. The campaign shows that cannabis can quickly flip from being a talkative and re...

Despite greater affluence, life has become more difficult for our children. According to yesterday's A Good Childhood report, this increased stress is due to the excessive individualism in our society, which produces increased family break-up, excessive pressure to consume, too much exam stress and ...

Parents are the key to curbing teenagers' harmful and potentially dangerous drinking habits, according to the chief medical officer. Launching a five-point plan for parents to tackle teenage drinking, Sir Liam Donaldson, warned that no child aged under 15 should be drinking at all, and any child age...

Children aged under 15 should never be given alcohol, even in small quantities, England's chief medical officer (CMO) has advised parents. Sir Liam Donaldson said childhood should be an "alcohol-free time", as ministers publish draft guidance on the issue for the first time. He told BB...

Children under 15 should not drink any alcohol, the government's chief medical officer, Sir Liam Donaldson, said today. He said the new advice was based on research which showed the serious damage drink could do to children's health. Donaldson's advice appeared to contradict the government's current...