Skip to Content. Join Common Sense Media Plus for timely advice from a community of parents like you. Kids are spending more time with screen media -- and at younger ages -- than ever before. The idea of screen time as a one-dimensional activity is changing -- even the AAP, whose screen time rules had been strictly age-based, is recognizing that not all screen time is created equal. Computers, tablets, and smartphones are multipurpose devices that can be used for lots of purposes.

10 Things You Didn't Know About Pregnant Teenagers in America



I can’t stop my kid from having sex, so I’m doing the next best thing – SheKnows
Catelynn Lowell isn't your average Teen Mom. When she first appeared on 16 and Pregnant all the way back in , the reality star along with Tyler Baltierra took a different path when they found out they were expecting their first child together. Since then, the pair has continued to document the highs and lows of their lives including marriage, pregnancy loss , mental health struggles and the births of two additional children. As a new season kicks off Tuesday, Jan. And to this day, she's proud of the difficult decision she made.


6 Women With Natural Pubic Hair Share the Reasons They'll Never Go Bare Again
No more ingrowns, better body confidence, and other full-bush health benefits. For years, the trendiest pubic hair style was a trimmed or bald bush. But we've noticed a recent uptick in the number of women who've tossed out their razors and waxing kits in favor of letting things go au natural down below. Anecdotally speaking, lady lawns seem to be coming back into style—and it might be because more women are discovering the surprising health benefits.



Teenage pregnancy refers to the pregnancy of adolescent females under the age of Although adolescent pregnancy rates are on the decline, the United States still has one of the highest rates of teen pregnancy in the developed worlds. According to a report by the Guttmacher Institute , the following statistics characterize teenage pregnancy in the U. This was a drop from the numbers in , when , teens between 15 and 19 became pregnant, roughly 4. In , there were , births among women aged 19 or younger.