teenagers on Townhall

Parental Responsibility Trumps Child’s Privacy Wed Apr 24

Marybeth Hicks

My daughter’s smartphone buzzed when she was out of the room. I picked it up to see who was texting her and was puzzled by the message that previewed on the screen, so I read the entire exchange. What I discovered concerned me. When I talked to her about it, she turned the tables on me and said I’d invaded her privacy. The issue I discovered is important and I don’t want to lose the chance to guide her behavior, but now we’re arguing only about privacy and whether I trust her. How much privacy should I allow my daughter? ... more
Erogenous Zones No Longer on Display Thu Mar 28

Jackie Gingrich Cushman

Just last week, I was commiserating with other moms of middle-school teenage girls about the lack of appealing clothing available to teenage girls and the appalling state of girl teenage fashion today. ... more
Georgia police arrest two teenagers for infanticide Fri Mar 22

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Six teenagers killed in car crash in northern Ohio Sun Mar 10

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ABC's Porn Pinup for Teenage Girls Fri Mar 8

Brent Bozell

Sometimes it's hard to measure the distance between the supposedly established, respectable press and the seediest corners of hardcore pornography. On March 1, ABC's "Nightline" celebrated a porn star named "James Deen" (real name: Bryan Sevilla). ... more
The Death of Depth Tue Jan 8

Rachel Marsden

It's very likely that kids will find this column to be, like, totally stupid, and will conclude that they can write one sooooo much better. They will declare this on their Twitter feed, sandwiched between the hundreds of photos of themselves making that pursed-lips "duck face," then wait for the "friends" they've never met in person to tell them how hot they look. ... more
Teenage Werewolves Sat Dec 1

Bill O'Reilly

Back in the 1950s, "Little Joe Cartwright" starred in a movie called "I Was a Teenage Werewolf." That's right, after seeing a full moon, Michael Landon ran around a public high school foaming at the mouth and pretty much out of control. Since there was little difference between his behavior and that of the normal students, he got away with it for two semesters. ... more