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Ask Allison: My kid uses words like 'rizz' and 'mid' constantly. Can you help me decipher his teen slang?
Why Gen Z vocabulary is so confusing — and what it actually means.
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Young celebrities like Timothée Chalamet are smoking cigarettes. Here's why it matters, say public health experts.
The 27-year-old actor isn't the only celebrity to be photographed with a cigarette in hand as of late.
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Internet 'it' girls Alex Cooper and Alix Earle are 'unwell.' They're also starting important conversations about mental well-being, experts say.
The podcaster and TikTok star are giving audiences permission to be vulnerable, according to mental health experts.
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Angus Cloud's death at 25 is hitting Gen Z hard. Experts explain why.
"His death could feel like a loss of representation and understanding of their generation," one expert says.
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We asked LGBTQ Gen Z-ers if they plan to have kids. Here's what they said.
Young adults share their concerns, and hopes, when it comes to raising kids.
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Gen Z moms share the assumptions they face as young parents: 'They think all we do is wear makeup and dance on TikTok'
"Immediately assuming that I’m a horrible mother because I look young is weird," says one 24-year-old mom.
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COVID canceled their proms and graduations. These Gen Z-ers won't forget it.
"I wasn't seeing friends or doing anything fun during the end of my senior year and the start of college," says one 2020 grad. "I think that's what affected me most."
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20% of Gen Z adults say getting a tan is 'more important' to them than preventing skin cancer. Experts weigh in — and they're concerned.
A new survey finds that adults 18 to 25 lack sun safety knowledge, which puts them at greater risk for skin cancer later in life.
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High-pressure promposals, Breathalyzer tests, pricey formalwear: Teens share what it's like to attend prom today.
“I expect for it to be like the Met Gala, or like a ball, or like a scene from a princess movie," says one high school senior.
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Taylor Swift's fans are growing up — and bringing their breast pumps to her concerts
"I pumped four or five times through that 17-hour trip ... all dedicated to Taylor Swift!" says one new mom.
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Gwyneth Paltrow's 'wellness' practices went viral on TikTok. Gen-Z isn't subscribing to her toxic diet culture.
The self-proclaimed wellness guru found herself at the center of controversy on TikTok.
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'My pronouns are he/she/they,' is something more and more young people say. Here's why.
“There are days where I feel like a woman and a man at the same time, while other times I’m a human roaming this Earth, and gender has nothing to do with it," says a 22-year-old who goes by all pronouns.
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'I need a grippy sock vacation': Breaking down the Gen-Z slang term for a trip to an inpatient psychiatric facility
Rising use of the phrase — inspired by the thin, high-traction socks doled out in hospitals of all kinds — has been alarming to some experts.
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Gen Z-ers mourning the overturning of Roe take to TikTok to cope: ‘Being a woman in America is terrifying now more than ever’
"I was sad, but I wasn't shocked or devastated like I would have thought I would have been." Gen Z reacts to overturn of Roe v. Wade.
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How Standing Rock inspired this Indigenous youth activist: 'The first time I ever saw any Native-led issues in mainstream media in my life'
Leala Pourier says her focus on climate justice was inspired by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe trying to stop the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
