Sixteen-year-old Jessica Watson has spent the past seven months in a self-imposed solitary confinement of sorts. For 210 days, the avid sailor skippered her 34-foot yacht, the Pink Lady, around the world, a feat few others, let alone teenagers, have accomplished. But on Saturday afternoon, her solo trip ended in dramatic fashion as tens of thousands of cheering spectators and hundreds of boats turned out to welcome her home to Australia's Sydney Harbor, according to CNN affiliate Nine News. "I haven't seen a person for almost seven months and suddenly there's just people everywhere -- you know, faces, so much color, so much ...

TEEN TRUTH: VOICES - Watch a TEEN TRUTH Tribe Member give some insight into how TEEN TRUTH made her think differently about her life and the lives of the students around her. She found the film interesting because it made her realize that she is not just a victim, but sometimes she is a bully too!

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - With the confidence of a coach and the passion of a preacher, Zach Lipson has spent much of his teenage years telling anyone he meets about his plans to join one of the nation's elite college basketball programs. It didn't matter to him that he'd never played a minute of organized hoops. Or that he stood little chance of ever being more than 4 feet tall. He still gave the same speech to just about everyone he met, whether he was chatting at a dinner table full of strangers ...

1/3 of parents give primary schools an "A;" less than 1/4 give secondary schools an "A" ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- School psychologists, counselors and social workers are often the first line of support for children with behavioral, emotional or family problems. Problems can range from attention deficit disorder and homelessness to depression and bullying all of which can make academic success a challenge. The C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health asked nearly 1,100 parents across the United States to grade their children's public schools on how well they support children with behavioral, emotional or family problems. Thirty-seven ...

A schoolboy taunted for being 'chubby' told yesterday how he became anorexic at the age of 11 and lost so much weight he was left on the verge of death. Taylor Kerkham, now 12, became obsessed about his calorie intake, and on some days would eat as little as half a pot of diet yoghurt and a slice of cherry tomato. His anxious parents tried everything to make him eat more, but the previously healthy and active youngster would become hysterical and threaten to throw his dinner plate on the floor. Eventually Taylor collapsed ...

Twinkies. Fat slob. Gordita. It didn't stop with the nicknames. "Eat only half." "Stop eating so much." For Claudia Garza, these taunts didn't come from schoolyard peers -- they came from her family. Obese children are 65 percent more likely to be bullied than their peers of normal weight, according to a study published in Pediatrics this month. But teasing about weight is not confined to schools-- it can also occur within the home, according to childhood obesity experts. Major public health efforts are under way to lower childhood obesity rates as one in three U.S. ...

Christian was selected by the Junior High School faculty and administration. The award was presented in an all-school assembly and he received a standing ovation from students, parents, and staff. Our Difference Maker, Christian Barrios, has impacted our school and community for eight years. He is a 7th grader who, although not the visible leader or the obvious choice as the most popular junior high student, quietly goes about making our school a safe, nurturing place to be. Our Difference Maker accepts each person he meets for who he or she is, not who he would like them to be. ...