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• Kids raised in difficult home environments may overcome challenges with high-quality nonmaternal child care

  Past research suggests that children who grow up in homes with limited family resources are at a greater risk of developmental problems than their peers who are raised in houses with high-quality child care. According to a new study from the University of Denver, Georgetown University, Harvard University and Auburn University, improved child care may help make up for low-quality home environments. more...

• Research suggests HIV-positive teens are more likely to get pregnant than their healthy peers

  According to new research in the Journal of the American Medical Association, teenage and young adult women with HIV have higher incidents of pregnancy than their healthy peers. In addition, HIV-positive women have a greater risk for complications during pregnancy. more...

• Health organization makes online resource for pregnancy information

  The Guttmacher Institute reports that the U.S. has the highest levels of teen pregnancy among developed nations. In order to curtail this issue, many local governments are launching preventive programs. For example, the St. Lawrence County Health Initiative in New York is aiming to make more information about reproductive health and pregnancy available online, the Watertown Daily Times reports. more...

• Impulsive children may have self-control issues as adults, according to study

  Lack of self-control may be an issue that appears as early as childhood. According to researchers from Duke University, kids who score low on measures of self-control are more likely to experience social and behavioral problems as adults. more...

• Study reveals that pregnant teens may be more impulsive than their peers

  According to new research, teenage girls who get pregnant may demonstrate impulsivity in other areas of their lives. The Globe and Mail reports that an associate professor of psychology at the University of Windsor in Canada is conducting the study. Participants were asked to fill out personality tests and complete quizzes involving pictures, memory and reactions. more...

• New report shows decline in teen birth rate

  According to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), fewer teen girls had babies in 2009 than in previous years. CNN reports that CDC research shows fewer American women overall are giving birth. more...

• Wilderness therapy specialists aim to educate permissive parents

  In recent weeks, two specialists from a wilderness therapy program gave a presentation about permissive parenting to the Independent Educational Consultants Association in Cincinnati. The program - which was called Help, My Child's Entitled! Working with Permissive Parents in the Post-Boomer Family - revealed parenting trends of this generation over the past 30 years. more...

• Teen courts may be more effective than traditional justice systems

  In South Dakota, law enforcement officials have instituted a new type of criminal justice system. Teen court, which was designed as an alternative to juvenile court, allows adolescents to act as jurors, bailiffs, clerks, prosecutors and defense attorneys, Tonic reports. The only adults present are the judge, who works in the juvenile court system, and parent volunteers. more...

• Study suggests hyper-texting teens are more likely to engage in at-risk behavior

  New research has shown that teens who text 120 times a day or more are more likely to have had sex or to have used alcohol and drugs than kids who do not send as many messages. The study's authors are not suggesting that "hyper-texting" leads to sex, drinking or drugs, but they say that it is startling to see an apparent link between excessive messaging and that kind of risky behavior, the Associated Press reports. more...