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Facebook can increase young adults' desire to drink by 3.5 times: Report
Ians •The study suggests that the alcohol industry needs to improve the voluntary self-regulatory system that governs its advertising.
Facebook is allegedly encouraging teenage girls to befriend middle-aged men
Ians •Facebook is encouraging grooming by offering teenage girls middle-aged men as 'friend suggestions.'
70 percent of teenagers tried to reduce their time spent on smartphones: Survey
Ians •The 46-question survey conducted by Screen Education involved 1,017 teenagers from grades 7-12.
Nearly 40% adolescent girls in India lack access to education, majority forced to stay at home: NCPCR report
Fp Staff •The NCPCR report suggests that while most adolescent boys are unable to attend school because they are in all likeliness working, a majority of the girl children are not getting school education because they are either forced to stay at home or engaged in begging
Adolescents sacrifice sleep to spend more time using gadgets, leading to sleep deprivation: Study
•Most sleep experts agree that adolescents need nine hours of sleep each night to be engaged and productive students.
Online friendship in teenagers is intimate and similar to offline relationships: Study
•Many parents worry about how much time teenagers spend texting, sharing selfies and engaging in other online activities with their friends.
Smartphone usage is making post-millennial teenagers less happy and more distressed
Ians •Teenagers in the US today are working less, having less sex and are far less happy than previous generations because of increased use of smartphones.
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WhatsApp allows teens to openly express and communicate better with peers
Ians •The study showed that WhatsApp groups allow teenagers to express themselves in ways that they cannot at school, developing closer relationships with peers.
Scotland Yard arrests three teenage women in anti-terror raids across London
•Three teenage women were on Sunday arrested by Scotland Yard as part of a continuing counter-terrorism investigation.