teens

If there's a moment more emotional that a parent watching their child head into a kindergarten classroom for the first time, it's dropping them off at college.

New York State legislators have passed a bill to raise the legal age for using tanning beds.

A Central New York school has removed the exterior doors from its bathrooms in an effort to curb fighting and vaping among its students.

Legislation is currently being considered by NY lawmakers to raise the smoking age to 21.

Sarahah is becoming very popular with Central New York teens, and that's a concern for parents. Teens can invite anyone to leave them anonymous comments. Sometimes, the opinions are nice. Sometimes...not so much.

No child should ever have to deal with a serious illness. When they are faced with these challenges any amount of support is greatly appreciated and helps in a big way. Dawn O'Connor is a 15-year-old South Lewis sophmore who has started her own charity to help children battling disease.

Death and taxes have been joined by a third guarantee in life: teenage girls being embarrassed by their parents.

What is a GIF? What's a poke? What does INCYDK mean? HELP! The kids have created their own language. It's called internet slang.

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. Each year in New York State a campaign is run by the New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and this year they're calling it "I Can Do Something." One local teen was selected to be a p…

Lynelle Cantwell wouldn't stoop down to the level of her classmates.

No one likes when teenagers think they’re above the laws we all must obey.

It's a cliche, really -- kids are consumed with Instagram, texting and video games. Well, there's a reason this is a cliche.