If it seems like friendships formed in adolescence are particularly special, that's because they are. Childhood, adolescent, and adult friendships all manifest differently in part because the brain works in different ways at those stages...

From 2009 onward, federal policy about sex education tended to favor an evidence based approach. If a sex education program worked, and was supported by rigorous evidence, the federal government would potentially back it. This was true...

Howcast - Learn if you should smoke pot with your kid from Dr. Paul Hokemeyer in this Howcast video.

Pupil outcome: I can explore the societal expectations around adolescent behaviour and parental control in ‘Romeo and Juliet’. Key learning points: - Arguably, Shakespeare suggests that adolescence was associated with impulsiveness in...

Dr. Forrester explains the milestones of a human’s development.

Dr. Algae talks about the bigger appetite that accompanies the growth spurt of an adolescent. He explains the adolescent body’s need for more calories and the healthiest way to satisfy those needs.

Baptiste Barbot is an Assistant Professor of Quantitative Methods in the Department of Psychology at Pace University, and Adjunct Assistant Professor at Yale University, Child Study Center. His background is in both Developmental and...

Dr. De Los Reyes received his Ph.D. in 2008 from Yale University. He completed his training at the APA-accredited clinical internship at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Psychiatry, Institute for Juvenile...

From 2009 onward, federal policy about sex education tended to favor an evidence based approach. If a sex education program worked, and was supported by rigorous evidence, the federal government would potentially back it. This was true...