Here are some new links for parents:
http://www.suite101.com/content/teens-and-texting-a314155
http://parentblog.alleyoop.com/tag/communication-barriers/
http://www.bloggytech.com/info-teenagers-texting-parents-communication.html
http://presspubs.com/articles/2010/11/23/columns/doc4cec44a4d22dc982087241.txt