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A new app for parents Canary (for iPhone and Android)  alerts parents if their teens are texting, tweeting or using Facebook while they are driving.   http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-the-parents-apps-keeping-track-of-what-your-teens-is-doing-while-driving-20130327,0,5072454.story    

New research shows that talking to your kids before they leave for college can have an impact on how much they engage in drinking at college:   http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2013/03/29/pre-college-parental-chat-may-reduce-freshman-drinking    

New research suggests parents in high conflict relationships with frequent arguments can alter the stress responses of their children, new research finds, possibly resulting in kids who lag behind their peers in problem solving. http://news.yahoo.com/mom-dads-fights-stunt-kids-brains-111413188.html  

A new poll shows adults text and drive more often then teens: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/03/28/new-poll-shows-more-adults-than-teenagers-text-while-driving/    

Most kids’ meals at the USA’s top chain restaurants are still failing to make the grade when it comes to good nutrition, a new analysis finds. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/03/28/unhealthy-kids-meals-restaurants/2019267/ http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/28/us-usa-food-kids-meals-idUSBRE92R08720130328 http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57576789/consumer-group-majority-of-restaurant-kids-meals-fail-to-make-nutritional-cut/ And tips on teaching kids to eat until sated not full: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bettina-elias-siegel/are-you-satisfied-or-stuffed_b_2964403.html