A recent article trying to raise awareness:

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/14/whos-got-the-power-reflecting-on-healthy-and-abusive-relationship-dynamics/

and some tips for parents who’s teen is starting to date:

http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20120215/COMMUNITIES/202150302/Set-guidelines-make-dating-safe-teenagers?odyssey=mod|newswell|text||s

Some tips for college athletes:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/recruiting-insider/post/how-to-balance-the-relationship-between-your-parents-and-your-coach/2012/02/07/gIQAUwkDzQ_blog.html

Exploring the pros and cons of taking a gap year:

http://www.thechronicle.com.au/story/2012/02/06/gap-year-from-study-can-benefit-teenagers/

Many teens don’t know the actual risks of alcohol:

http://www.fontanaheraldnews.com/articles/2012/02/03/news/doc4f2c102c3364a897949928.txt

This article helps parents spot the warning signs:

http://wentzville.patch.com/articles/parents-need-to-know-the-warning-signs-of-a-unhealthy-relationship

http://journalrecord.com/tinkertakeoff/2012/01/26/communication-learning-danger-signs-key-for-parents/

New research confirms that low blood sugar impacts our ability for self control. And that like other abilities, practice can improve self control (even on unrelated tasks) an lack of practice gets us ‘rusty.’:

http://www.apa.org/monitor/2012/01/self-control.aspx

This article suggests that teens that suffer from social anxiety can use blogging as a means of becoming more comfortable expressing themselves and connecting with others:

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-05/parenting/30592872_1_blogging-anxiety-teens

http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=198274

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/31/do-you-have-a-blog/

How some teens replied when asked, “What do you wish your parents knew that you don’t want to tell them?”:

http://www.ksl.com/?sid=18401617&nid=1009

A project that gave teens use of disposable cameras as a window into teen life:

http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG8926387/The-Girl-Project-teenage-girls-speak-out.html

Methproject.org, is a new website that developed through the attorney general’s office and the Illinois Sheriff’s Association with input from teens and is designed to answer questions teens are likely to pose about the drug:

http://www.pekintimes.com/news/x1439481830/Anti-meth-website-targets-teens