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Advice, stories, and parenting tips on how to raise and provide support for a teenager from the TODAY show.

17d ago

Should You Let Your Kids Watch ‘Love Island USA’?

The hit reality dating show is dominating pop culture, but its explicit sexual content raises questions for parents.
Love Island USA - Season 8
Love Island USA - Season 8
22d ago

Carson Daly

Carson Daly

Carson Daly Has Career Advice for Son Jackson: ‘Become an Electrician’

The TODAY host wonders if learning a trade is more important than going to college.
Carson Daly, Jackson Daly
Carson Daly, Jackson Daly
24d ago

A Viral Hug at a Rhode Island Private School Captured an Unseen Part of Student Life

One school employee’s tearful goodbye captured the powerful relationships that exist beyond the classroom.
Phillip Spradlin hugs cafeteria worker Deon Lucas in an emotional graduation picture.
Phillip Spradlin hugs cafeteria worker Deon Lucas in an emotional graduation picture.
25d ago

Britain Unveils Sweeping Ban on Social Media for Children Under 16

Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced new measures to protect children online after a national consultation board showed broad support for tough restrictions.
UK Prime Minister Announces Under-16s Social Media Ban
UK Prime Minister Announces Under-16s Social Media Ban
43d ago

A Teen Battled Stage 4 Cancer. His Doctor Flew Across the Country to Keep a Promise

The world is shedding happy tears over the extraordinary bond between a doctor and her teenage patient who became like family.
Dylan Mwaniki with his pediatric surgical oncologist Dr. Mary Austin at his high school graduation in May.
Dylan Mwaniki with his pediatric surgical oncologist Dr. Mary Austin at his high school graduation in May.
44d ago

The Parent Chat with Dylan Dreyer

The Parent Chat with Dylan Dreyer

Ty Burrell Says He Struggled to Reach His Teen Daughters. Then He Wrote a Note

Burrell and his former “Modern Family” costar Julie Bowen joined Dylan Dreyer on “The Parent Chat” to open up about parenting teenagers.
Ty Burrell at the 2019 Kids In The Spotlight Awards at Paramount Pictures in Los Angeles, California.
Ty Burrell at the 2019 Kids In The Spotlight Awards at Paramount Pictures in Los Angeles, California.
49d ago

Emotional Graduation Surprise Brings High School Seniors to Tears

“It was a volcano of emotion. Everybody just lost it.”
A graduation surprise brought seniors, staff and parents to tears.
A graduation surprise brought seniors, staff and parents to tears.
50d ago

Identical Twin Sisters Made History at Their School With an Incredible Graduation Feat

Florida sisters Adriana and Alyssa Lyons, both 18, graduated on May 19.
Identical twins Adriana and Alyssa Lyons are proving hard work and little healthy competition go a long way!
Identical twins Adriana and Alyssa Lyons are proving hard work and little healthy competition go a long way!
60d ago

Students Secretly Collected Their Professor’s Best Life Advice. The Quotes Have Gone Viral

Students in Joseph Fasano’s class compiled his wisest reflections about love, writing, fear, creativity and growing up into a 152-page book.
A group of college students wrote down the things their professor said about writing, life and growing up.
A group of college students wrote down the things their professor said about writing, life and growing up.
67d ago

In Commencement Speech, Sara Blakely Reveals the Cassette Tape Behind Her Billion-Dollar Success

Delivering advice to graduates, the Spanx founder said her classmates later told her they wished they'd listened, too.
Sara Blakely shares the story of a cassette tape her dad gave her that was pivotal in her success.
Sara Blakely shares the story of a cassette tape her dad gave her that was pivotal in her success.