Stockbyte/Stockbyte/Getty Images The kids are all right… for the most part. And we know that in part thanks to the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS… not exactly a catchy acronym, to be honest). This CDC initiative has monitored adolescent health behavior changes over time since 1991 through a series of surveys given to high...
Cavan Images/Cavan/Getty Images I love a good spooky book. Whether it’s near Halloween or not, there’s something about diving into a world where literally anything can (and does) happen to get your adrenaline pumping. From ghost stories to creepy not-of-this world encounters, I’ve been eager to share spooky books for tweens with my own daughter...
Tomas Rodriguez/Corbis/Getty Images If you were a certain kind of kid going through the D.A.R.E. program in the ’90s, you very likely lived a good chunk of your childhood believing you were one peer-pressured joint away from a crack addiction and living on the streets. But even after those sensational fears ultimately ebbed (and for...
Cavan Images / Brenda Howe/Cavan/Getty Images Raising confident, empowered, independent kids is the dream, but it’s a hard dream to realize. From our own fears and insecurities to the worries we have about the world affecting our children, teaching your kid to be confident in themselves and their ideas — and to face the world...