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Some helpful articles with tips for parents on raising teens: http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/parenting/common-mistakes-when-raising-teenagers-1.2088103 http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/parenting/learn-to-parent-teenagers-from-the-experts-teenagers-1.2088109

A new study from the Uni Research Health in Bergen, Norway has confirmed that the cumulative amount of screen time a teen gets throughout the day will directly effect both the onset of sleep and its duration. In particular, teens who used a computer or mobile phone in the last hour were 52% and 48% […]

The following quote is taken from the movie Parenthood (1989). It is an exchange between the somewhat stern grandfather and patriarch, Frank, played by Jason Robards Jr., and his adult son, Gil, played by Steve Martin: Frank: “You know, when you were two years old, we thought you had Polio…Did you know that?”   Gil: […]

An interesting new kickstarter project involves a device that allows parents to restrict a specific devices’ internet speed  – so parents can use the internet connection as a reward for their teen’s behavior. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-science/technology/vexbox-annoys-teenagers-doing-chores-5059947 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1282633724/the-vexbox-internet-throttle-for-parents

If you have ever been on an airplane before takeoff, you know that the flight attendant has to go through a safety pre-flight routine. Parents are instructed that, in the event of an emergency, when the oxygen masks come down from the ceiling, they are to first put on their own masks and then attend […]