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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

On the backlash faced by kids who play against stereotypes http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/27/living/harrods-gender-neutral-toys/index.html?hpt=hp_c2

One of the most thorough studies of its kind has concluded that smoking too much pot as a teenager is linked to significant cognitive decline.  The study followed 1,037 New Zealanders from birth through age 38, monitoring their IQs and marijuana usage throughout. The findings reveal that test subjects who smoked heavily throughout adolescence suffered […]