'We see children as pestilent' Adults are suffering from ephebiphobia - fear of young people - says psychologist and TV presenter Tanya Byron, and it is destroying a generation's chances. We live in a decaying age. Young people no longer respect their parents. They are rude and impatient. They frequently inhabit taverns and have no […]
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Fear of youth is worse than ever, says says psychologist and TV presenter Tanya Byron
Prom canceled after lesbian's date request
A Mississippi county school board announced Wednesday it would cancel its upcoming prom after a gay student petitioned to bring a same-sex date to the event. "Due to the distractions to the educational process caused by recent events, the Itawamba County School District has decided to not host a prom at Itawamba Agricultural High School […]
Mom and dad, stop stifling me – it's damaging my brain
Overprotective parents inhibit more than their kids' freedom: they may also slow brain growth in an area linked to mental illness. Children whose parents are overprotective or neglectful are believed to be more susceptible to psychiatric disorders – which in turn are associated with defects in part of the prefrontal cortex. To investigate the link, […]
Detention for Wearing Breast Cancer Bracelet
Nick Morgan is a 15-year-old freshman in South Glens Falls, New York. He has an aunt with breast cancer and another aunt who died from the disease. Consequently, Nick supports Breast Cancer Awareness. He wears a bracelet that says “I (heart) boobies (Keep A Breast)” In March, 2010, his science teacher took offense at the […]
11-Year-Old is Hero in Bus Crash
A bilingual 4th grader hurt in an Arizona bus accident that killed six people and injured more than a dozen others translated from an ambulance stretcher for busy rescue workers as they hurried to set up a triage center, authorities said Saturday. Oscar Rodriguez of Las Vegas, Nev., was labeled a hero by firefighters and […]
High School student tasered after refusing to go to the principal's office
A 17-year-old Ypsilanti High School student was tasered today after police say he refused to go to the principal’s office. Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Derrick Jackson said the student was being unruly in the hallway and was being escorted to the principal’s office by school Deputy John Campbell. Jackson said the student yanked away […]
Quit it with the teen trashing (in honour of teens who like using technology)
by Tabatha Southey At first I was only mildly bothered by an editorial cartoon that appeared in this paper on Monday. The cartoon showed four loutish, slovenly adolescents, three of whom were saying "Whadda you wanna do?" or "I dunno, whadda you wanna do?" and then there was a final teenager saying, "Something sedentary and […]
JFK air traffic controller lets kids direct planes, people overreact
An air-traffic controller put passengers in double jeopardy by letting his 9-year-old son direct planes at JFK - and repeating the stunt with the boy's twin sister the next day, probers said Wednesday night. Controller Glenn Duffy was already in trouble for allowing his son to give instructions to pilots preparing for take-off on Feb. […]
Seen Not Heard: How obscure security makes school suck
By James Stephenson I graduated from Virginia's public schooling system two years ago, but my memories of it are fresh. After all, my little sister is still there. Being a kid today sucks. I couldn't tell you if it sucks more or less than other generations because I wasn't a part of them. But I […]
New credit card legislation treats 18-20 year olds like kids
One of the provisions in the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act, which took effect a week ago, prohibits card companies from issuing plastic to people younger than 21, unless the potential customer can either prove a means to repay the credit or find someone 21 or older to co-sign for the card and […]
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