by PediaBlog | May 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
These days I suspect most of us will take good news anywhere we can find it. Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report a positive development for teen health: During 1991–2007, the prevalence of...
by PediaBlog | Oct 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
Unfortunately, what Molly Walker is saying makes sense: Young children who had an absent parent by the time they were 7 years old were linked with increased risks of smoking and alcohol consumption prior to their teenage years, data from a large cohort study in the...
by PediaBlog | Sep 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
Earlier this year, we were encouraged by data showing that today’s teenagers aren’t making the same mistakes (or at least mistakes at the same rates) as their parents in terms of: Tobacco and alcohol use. Both at historic low levels. (Smoking tobacco...
by PediaBlog | Jul 25, 2016 | Uncategorized
Back in May, The PediaBlog asked readers to consider a series of questions comparing today’s world with a time not so long ago: Are you better off today than you were yesterday? Are you doing better this year than you were at this time last year? Would...
by PediaBlog | Apr 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
Texting behind the wheel, drinking while driving, not wearing a seatbelt, exceeding the speed limit. Now add one more risky behavior in teenagers: not getting enough sleep. A new report published last week in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report...
