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This is a great article-  discussing  points like ‘why are we not the parents we know that we can be?’ and ‘knowing a rule is not the same as obeying a rule’   http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2014/06/23/324897371/the-parent-gap-why-we-aren-t-the-parents-we-know-we-could-be?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20140623

A good article on how much screen time is too much for kids and teens: http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20140622/lifestyle/140629922

Researchers at Drexel University surveyed about 200 students at an unnamed “large Northeastern” university and found that not only had the majority of students participated in some sort of sexting when they were underage, they are largely unaware of the consequences of participating as, or with, a minor. http://www.boston.com/health/2014/06/18/teens-largely-unware-the-consequences-sexting/aYeXwSOWM3y5UaLCjnOgfM/story.html http://newsblog.drexel.edu/2014/06/18/qa-about-new-study-on-sexting-among-minors/

New research hints at worrisome effects of coffee and soda for kids. Even low doses of caffeine — equivalent to what you’d find in a half to a full can of soda or a cup of coffee — had an effect on kids’ blood pressure and heart rates. Caffeine slowed heart rates and increased blood […]

A new app called DinnerTime Parental Control, for iPhone or Android smartphones, enables parents to restrict when children can use their smartphones and tablets. http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/16/us-apps-children-control-idUSKBN0ER0ZD20140616