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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

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/

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  

some helpful info on anxiety disorders that can emerge in childhood: http://www.findababysitter.org/blog/separation-anxiety-in-the-early-elementary-school-child/