Parents are using potentially dangerous medications to get hyped up kids to sleep at night.

Don’t be tempted by teen slang and just be your age, advises Sharon Stephenson.

Danielle Wright meets young entrepreneurs learning business lessons early.

A 16-year-old schoolboy has today admitted assaulting Auckland teen Stephen Dudley on the day a manslaughter trial over the teen's death was to begin.

'We told him no, it's pretty much suicide.' A young dad ended up in hospital after downing an entire bottle of absinthe in the 'neknominate' booze craze.

School starts across most of Australia this week, so parents and carers are breaking out the lunch boxes once again.

Benjamin Gaze started at Auckland Grammar School this week, 132 years after his great-great-grandfather faced the same nerve-racking initiation.

Child Youth and Family are investigating a video in which a 6-year-old boy is seen drinking from a beer bottle as part of a Neknominate dare.

A drinking game played through social media which has caught on in NZ has been labelled "incredibly foolish" and "very, very harmful" by an alcohol-harm advocacy group.

Three people have been charged with giving alcohol to a 9-year-old who was filmed, apparently drunk, at a Hamilton skatepark.

The parents or guardians of young people before the courts could have bail conditions imposed on them as well as their children, under a private members' bill.

A video of a drunk boy stumbling and slurring at a Hamilton skate park has been reposted to YouTube despite an earlier attempt by police to have Google remove it.

Words can hardly express the harm inflicted on a 9-year-old boy in Hamilton this week by someone who gave him enough alcohol to get very drunk.

Oh the shame of reading the Daily Mail online and seeing two stories from New Zealand featuring prominently.

A violent daylight attack in a small Otago town has resulted in three arrests and an appeal for information about two travellers who police hold concerns for.

Three people have been charged with giving alcohol to a 9-year-old who was filmed, apparently drunk, at a Hamilton skatepark.

A Tauranga campsite which has banned adults and families in favour of those who are "young, dumb and full of beer" has been criticised by police and an alcohol abuse expert.

Nearly three-quarters of New Zealanders feel that the Roast Busters case showed high school students needed to be taught about respectful attitudes to sex.

I imagine parents need to dial down the effusive praise and cast a realistic eye over these artistic endeavours.

Most societies are hard on their youth, writes Peter Lyons.

Sachets of alcohol designed to be slipped discreetly into purses and pockets are being sold in liquor stores, alarming police and alcohol-watch groups.

Here are the four youngsters Tennis New Zealand are hoping to propel into the world's top 150.

A funny portrayal of a "cool dad" in a television ad about under-18s drinking has won praise for challenging parents' thinking on how they should behave at young people's parties.

Cognitive development research is, like its subjects, still in its infancy, but it seems that our tiny tots are a lot smarter than science once gave them credit for. Angela Saini reports on the latest evidence — and argument — from the baby labs.

A new study has shown that a major contributor to alcohol-related harm among underage drinkers is their older mates supplying them with large amounts of booze.

Manatu 'Ofa Mei Vailahi Fia has always had a heart for helping people and thanks to up to $5000 in prize money she'll be able to continue her work in her community.

More students are seeking help from counsellors and guidance services - and a report has found many school services are struggling under pressure or simply not up to scratch.