The benefits and drawbacks of having 2 very different styles: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peggy-drexler/when-parents-have-differe_b_1925090.html
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Movie exposing the power parents can have with their kids’ schools
A discussion of the movie ‘Won’t back down’ which shows parents acting on their frustration with substandard public education: http://blog.heritage.org/2012/09/27/wont-back-down-message-empower-parents/
Read More »A benefit of social media
Most chronically ill teenage patients do not disclose their personal health information on social media websites such as Facebook, and find an opportunity to socialize without being defined by their disease: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20120927/Social-media-sites-let-chronically-ill-teens-be-teens.aspx
Read More »Parents modeling distracted driving
A recent survey from Liberty Mutual and Students Against Destructive Decisions finds teenagers outing parents for “do as I say, not as I do” hypocrisy: 59 percent of teenagers reported seeing their parents text and drive. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/teens-mirror-parents-distracted-driving-habits-in-new-liberty-mutual-insurancesadd-survey-169851596.html http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/27/teenagers-say-parents-text-and-drive/ http://www.autoblog.com/2012/10/01/teens-learn-bad-driving-habits-from-parents/
Read More »Exposure to bullying on TV
Children ages 2-11view an alarming amount of television shows that contain forms of social bullying or social aggression.: http://www.health24.com/news/Child_safety/1-943,76916.asp http://abcnews.go.com/Health/social-aggression-plagues-kids-shows/story?id=17333389#.UGb750RrdJM
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