ST. LOUIS – Figuring out everything from body image, to racial injustices, combined with the isolation of COVID-19. These are some of the many issues Girls in the Know helps preteen girls understand.

For years, the greatest public health concerns for teens were binge drinking, drunk driving, teen pregnancy, and cigarettes—all externalized risks. And while these behaviors continue to persist, ...

Parents of pre-teen and teenage girls are experiencing a new challenge in their parenting journey. Their sweet little girl, who could talk to a tree has also suddenly become irritable, rolls her eyes ...

Neuroimaging found girls experienced cortical thinning far faster than boys did during the first year of Covid lockdowns. By Ellen Barry A study of adolescent brain development that tested children ...

Emerson Christman hasn’t gotten together with friends in four months because of the coronavirus pandemic. The loneliness is gnawing at her. “It’s really hard not to see my friends. When you’re a ...