Our ongoing concern about seeker-sensitive churches is not their willingness to change church culture so that it is not a needless stumbling block to the unchurched. We’re only troubled when such churches uncritically accept the metrics of marketing cultu

Stressed out by your high-pressured job? Don’t assume your child is any less stressed out by school. Especially if she’s a she.

As students head to the nation’s college campuses, relishing their new independence, criminal prosecutions in the deaths of two young men are a sober reminder of how quickly alcohol-fueled “fun” can spin out of control.

Among the many harsh realities greeting new and returning college students this week is the realization that some of their schools are rolling out one-strike-and-you’re-out rules regarding illegal downloading.

The “High School Musical” kids were expecting big things for the just-premiered “High School Musical 2.” But they weren’t taking the big ratings for granted, either. Now, the accompanying soundtrack looks likely to debut tomorrow (Aug. 22) at No. 1 on The

According to a new study from Brown University, self-injury is becoming more common. Researchers surveyed more than 600 high school students and 46 percent reported injuring themselves purposefully in the past year.

College students are increasingly receptive to receiving advertising via text messages on cell phones and other mobile devices.

Methamphetamine is described as “cocaine times 10.” It’s powerful and potent, and the addiction can start the first time you use the drug. Despite the warnings, the use of meth continues to rise.

is a brand of citrus soda drink from Cadbury-Schweppes. The level of caffe

Mothers are twice as likely to physically hurt kids, government study finds

Despite warnings from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the number of trampolines sold for home use continues to rise. The number of injuries from kids using trampolines is also rising.

They wear clothes purchased at the Geneva Commons mall. Add highlights to cover annoying strands of gray. Drive silver SUVs and Saturday morning golf carts. Raise money for the booster club and yell their lungs out at Friday night football games.

The death rate of kids using all-terrain vehicles in the United States increased significantly during a recent five-year span, according to one report, adding fuel to efforts by a parents’ group to restrict and ultimately ban the use of the machines by an

Recent books and studies seem to indicate disturbing sexual trends among evangelical Christians. And this time we’re not talking about their pastors or political leaders. The new attention is on evangelical teenagers, who reportedly start sex earlier than

Author J.K. Rowling reveals her secrets — and what you never knew about Harry Potter — in an exclusive interview with NBC’s Meredith Vieira.

Flick had biggest opening weekend of any animated film not named ‘Shrek.

CREATIVE AD CAMPAIGNS REQUIRE CREATIVITY, but retailers OfficeMax and CompUSA are taking extreme measures to impress the back-to-school crowd.

CDs aren’t making a comeback, but Napster-era paranoia over the rise in pirated music may be. A new survey from Entertainment Media Research finds that 43 percent of the 1,700 respondents have illegally downloaded songs from the internet, up 7 percentag

Fred Rogers, the late TV icon, told several generations of children that they were “special” just for being whoever they were. He meant well, and he was a sterling role model in many ways. But what often got lost in his self-esteem-building patter was the

Among females 8 to 15, excessively discussing problems strengthens friendships but takes an emotional toll, a study finds.

Exclusive: Author gives details on events after the book’s final epilogue

The Walt Disney Co. will eliminate smoking from all its films released under its label and will discourage smoking in films released under its Touchstone and Miramax brands, the company said Wednesday.

In what there calling “The Facebook Effect,” metrics firm Quantcast says widgets developed on the Facebook platform are driving substantial traffic spikes for the websites they’re connected to.

You can call him and tell him to slow down. But will you? And will your kid be thrilled to get your call?

Social networking website Facebook could be closed if legal action in the US by a rival site’s founders succeeds. Three founders of ConnectU say Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg stole their idea for the site while at Harvard. Facebook has become a globa

A large gap exists between the public’s perception of video games and what the research actually shows. The following is an attempt to separate fact from

Why do so many young people today have an inflated sense of entitlement? And who’s to blame? The list of suspects is long, and includes the state of California, Burger King, FedEx, MTV — and parents, especially parents