White teens typically make or receive four calls a day, or around 120 calls a month, while black ... likely than boys to text for social reasons, to text privately and to text about school work. For ...

Teenage years are a turbulent time of learning independence, developing social skills and experiencing sexuality and romance. Teens face peer groups pressure and have no micro guidance from parents.

Texting can affect teenage girls' school grades, but has no effect on the academic performance of boys, a new study has ... two fifths used their mobile phones for voice calls.