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A new study suggests “distracted walking” is taking a toll on teenagers as the number of pedestrian injuries soars among 16- to 19-year-olds even as it drops among nearly every other age group. http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20120830/NEWS/308300018/-Distracted-walking-endangers-teenagers?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE&nclick_check=1 http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20120831/OPINION01/308310014/Distraction-danger-teens?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Frontpage|s

A teen perspective on going back to school: http://www.darientimes.com/8238/from-a-teenagers-eye-teen-times-reporter-brendan-ferguson-on-the-first-day-of-school/ and some tips for parents on how to improve your child’s experience going back to school: http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2012/09/10/tips-for-improving-your-childs-school-experience-this-year/

Mobile phones are a big part of back to school time: http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/181769/moms-mobilized-smartphones-prominent-in-back-to-s.html   And a new app called csMentor– the “cs” stands for “college survival and success” – is a web-based program that combines video mentoring with regular check-ins to promote better communication between students and parents.  http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/08/29/new-app-updates-parents-their-students-progress#ixzz252ucyF8d

According to new research, prying into your teens’ online activity can cause more harm than good. “The more kids felt like their parents were invasive, the more they reported keeping secrets from their parents.” http://www.canada.com/Parental+prying+into+kids+lives+counterproductive+study/7155776/story.html#ixzz24xDfdyfU and some other thoughts: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/monitoring-kids-facebook-2009-18752525  

and the benefits and abuses of online communication: http://www.sciencecodex.com/divorced_parents_in_hostile_relationships_use_technology_to_sabotage_communication_mu_study_finds-97376 http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/249583.php