“Developing both of those languages well is very important for immigrants and for any kids of color," said Cynthia Garcia Coll, Brown University professor and developmental psychologist.
"When I first came, I was scared. There were many people from different countries, talking in their native languages, and like I didn’t really understand what’s going on."
Young journalists typically begin work on a radio project with enthusiasm and a basic idea for a
story.
But where can they go for help to rein in an idea, find the right interviewees, develop questions
or refocus a story idea that didn’t go in the direction planned?
Brenai Stockton, 12, says mentor Tonja Eagen helps her make good decisions. She’s somebody to talk to about things that I really don’t like to talk to my mom about.”
“The research is pretty clear that youth who are in positive, long-lasting, intensive relationships do better over time in all of those areas we talked about: academic, behavioral and psychological,” according to Professor Jean Rhodes...
Gender roles don’t seem to have quite the pull they used to have. In 2008, the U.S. came close to having a woman in the Oval Office. Engineering schools now actively recruit girls, and more boys than ever are choosing traditionally...
The Columbine massacre of 1999 turned the world’s attention to violence in U.S. schools. While administrators rushed to install medical detectors and backpack checks, many forms of aggression continued undeterred.
Chris Lytle, 34, is an Indianapolis firefighter and father of four. Aerial Womock, 7, is a second grader at Hattie B. Stokes Elementary in Lebanon and is interested in art. Both participate in mixed martial arts, a sport that is growing in...
John Colbert, an Indianapolis father of 10, says it's time parents take charge. "Kids walk over their parents, but I blame that on the parents. The parents aren't being parents.
George Yancey, an associate professor of sociology at the University of North Texas, studies interracial dating and marriage. He shared some of his findings with Y-Press.
Several Indianapolis teens – be they Indian, black, Latino or white – said they would consider marrying outside of their race, now that they have been part of the interracial dating scene.
Raymond Jami, who is black, and...
Chris Woods used to be a below-average student; now he makes the honor roll.
He says he used to have a "ghetto mentality," but now he's sympathetic and compassionate. The 18-year-old once fought in the streets for neighborhood pride;...
Two faith-based programs use different philosophies to educate young people about relationships and sex. Our Whole Lives: Sexuality and Our Faith uses a comprehensive approach that starts in kindergarten. A Promise to Keep emphasizes...
Zachary Bowman, Sam Jacobi, Drake Jellison, Brooke Sawyer and Tyler Sharpe are among a trend- setting group these days.
Each of these Indianapolis youths is an only child, and families such as theirs are the fastest-growing family...
A prison shuttle ministry, has allowed Hoosier youth to stay in contact with family members, who are serving prison sentences. “Use What You’ve Got Prison Ministry: Keeping Families Connected," a nonprofit allows families to visit...
It used to be that teens nagged their parents to take them to a mall to hang out with friends, but now teens are often begging their parents for more time on the computer.
They meet on social networking sites where kids gripe, gossip,...
Hurricane Katrina destroyed the homes of thousands of victims, but it didn't destroy people's spirits. Instead, the devastating hurricane forced people to reflect on what life and God really are all about.
"I have rethought everything...
Sexual harassment doesn't wait for the workplace. If you're a girl, boys nudging you or saying sexual things to you are just part of life. It doesn't feel like sexual harassment; it's just the way guys grow up.
Phyllis Schlafly,...