Two years of research on the attitudes, values and behavior of Canada's teens uncovered hopeful trends:

For instance, today's teens have more "close friends" than any previous generation but they can be continents away; they consider it wrong to park in a spot reserved for the disabled; they have a better relationship with their parents; and they're not nearly as sex-crazy as people think. Most teens engage in sex about as often as seniors. Fifty-six per cent say they never engage in sex.