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According to the CDC, Teens and middle-schoolers are using E-cigarettes at an increasing rate: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/17/health/use-of-e-cigarettes-rises-sharply-among-teenagers-report-says.html?_r=0 http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2015/04/16/high-school-middle-school-kids-now-use-more-e-cigs-than-tobacco-cdc/

Some legal opinions on the age when it becomes ‘okay’ to leave kids unattended: http://www.latchkey-kids.com/latchkey-kids-age-limits.htm http://family.findlaw.com/parental-rights-and-liability/when-can-you-leave-a-child-home-alone-.html http://www.kidsandcars.org/state-laws.html http://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/leaving-child-home-alone/ https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubpdfs/homealone.pdf

When a child is first learning to ride a bike without training wheels, many parents follow a similar sequence. At first, the child may use training wheels. These provide some clear support and yet allow the child the feeling of some control. Eventually it is time for the training wheels to come off. The transition […]

A recent study by AAA reviewed 1,700 videos of teen drivers (aged 16- to 19-year-old) taken by information-gather “black box” event recorders. The results indicate that in 58 percent of moderate-to-severe crashes included, there was some form of distracted driving as a factor in the crash. http://www.thedickinsonpress.com/news/north-dakota/3715356-distracted-teenagers-distractions-cause-60-percent-teen-crashes