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Germany's youth 'have lost their sense of fun', study finds

Fri, 24 Jul 2020 14:57:43 +0200

Whereas previous generations were influenced by punk, techno and other subcultures, the modern German teenager is already dreaming of settling down in the suburbs, according to researchers.

German teenagers drinking less alcohol: Study

Wed, 08 May 2019 16:07:01 +0200

A study into the drinking habits of young people has revealed a continued decrease in regular alcohol consumption among German teenagers.

German spies want right to keep tabs on teens

Fri, 06 May 2016 18:42:58 +0200

Spies should have the right to keep communications data relating to minors aged under 16, a senior member of Germany's domestic intelligence service has said.

2016 German teens just want to be mainstream

Tue, 26 Apr 2016 17:19:40 +0200

Financial crises and an uncertain future are making young Germans risk-averse and driving them into a cultural mainstream – although they're also the most socially tolerant generation ever, a new study claims.

Young people 'care about environment but do nothing'

Tue, 26 Jan 2016 09:45:02 +0100

Young people are aware of the need to care for and protect the environment but place it low on their list of personal priorities, a new study has found.

Police warn teens off 'train track-selfie' trend

Mon, 07 Sep 2015 12:40:30 +0200

The federal police have warned teenagers that a new trend of taking 'selfies' while standing on the tracks of train lines is putting their lives at risk.

GPs 'should check kids for internet addiction'

Thu, 16 Jul 2015 17:08:15 +0200

The government's special commissioner for drug dependency said on Thursday that doctors need to start assessing teenagers for addiction to the internet.

Teens put lid on binge drinking, report finds

Wed, 10 Dec 2014 12:58:00 +0100

Fewer teenagers are drinking enough to end up in hospital emergency rooms, figures from health insurers DAK showed on Wednesday.

Police warn off vigilantes over bullying video

Fri, 21 Nov 2014 12:03:00 +0100

Police in Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, warned against calls for vigilante justice on Friday after a video showing teenaged girls attacking a classmate was uploaded to social media.

Bavarian health leader seeks e-cigarette ban

Fri, 16 May 2014 12:07:00 +0200

Politicians have called for e-cigarettes to be banned in school playgrounds in Bavaria to discourage children and teenagers from using the flavoured substitute cigarettes.

Parents fined for letting daughter have sex

Thu, 06 Feb 2014 12:44:00 +0100

A teenager’s parents have been fined €3,000 by a court in Bavaria for not stopping their 13-year-old daughter having sex with her boyfriend.

Turkish word wins German slang award

Mon, 25 Nov 2013 13:26:00 +0100

Germany's 'Youth Word of the Year' comes from a Turkish word meaning boss or chief. 'Babo' is the best teenage slang word of 2013, according to a vote organised by dictionary publisher Langenscheidt.

Young Germans stub out cigarettes

Mon, 24 Jun 2013 18:57:00 +0200

The share of young Germans who smoke has dropped by more than half over the past decade, a government report released on Monday revealed.

Teen drinking down - but still high

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:42:00 +0200

The number of teenagers regularly drinking themselves into a stupor is dropping, according to new figures, although around 700,000 say they get smashed once a month.

Germany's original teen sex advice writer dies

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:24:00 +0200

The man who gave millions of German teenagers their first information about sex and love has died at 85. Bravo magazine's original “Dr Sommer” Martin Goldstein gave frank advice to readers after spending his own childhood dodging Nazis.

Juvenile alcohol abuse surges

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:33:00 +0100

More German children and teenagers got dangerously drunk in 2008 than at any time in the past decade, leading to a surge in hospitalisations, the federal government’s drug commissioner announced Tuesday.

Two teens arrested for beating man to death

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 11:42:00 +0200

Two German teenagers arrested after beating a 50-year-old man to death at a regional express train station in Munich are likely to be charged with attempted murder and could face long jail sentences, police said on Sunday.

Cops break up wild teen party in Lippstadt

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:38:00 +0200

A 16-year-old who threw a party at her parents’ new home in Lippstadt while they were on vacation got more than she bargained for when more than 200 teenagers rampaged through the house, torturing the family’s rabbits, ripping off wallpaper and peeing on the carpets.