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A new book looks at this dilemma for aging parents: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324635904578640224107647056.html http://www.amazon.com/Parents-End-Responsibility-Children-Hard-Earned/dp/0983639671

Obese teenagers who lose weight are at risk of developing eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa http://www.sciencecodex.com/obese_teenagers_who_lose_weight_at_risk_for_developing_eating_disorders-118910 http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2013/09/09/for-obese-kids-weight-loss-can-sometimes-lead-to-eating-disorders About 4% to 6% of children and teens in the USA are severely obese, which puts them at higher risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular problems, and yet there are very few effective […]

An article on how parents’ use of screens impacts the family: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/04/ways-screens-are-ruining-your-familys-life_n_3860927.html

Some facts about the popular illegal drug ‘molly’ http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/things-about-the-drug-molly-that-might-be-important-for-y?bffb&s=mobile

A new study suggests that harsh verbal discipline, whether that’s shouting at teens, yelling, screaming, swearing, insulting or calling them names, is ineffective as a form of discipline. In fact, those parenting actions increase the risk that the adolescent will misbehave and suffer symptoms of depression. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2410731/Why-shouting-makes-teenagers-worse-Discipline-parents-push-children-depression-troubled-behaviour.html?ito=feeds-newsxml http://www.freep.com/article/20130904/FEATURES01/309040067/verbal-discipline-teen-depression