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There are certain people in our lives that can become our personal example of a certain trait. Sometimes it is a trait we have that we wish we didn’t, and we tend to be quite hard on those friends, since they remind us of that which we don’t like in ourselves. In other cases, it […]

Does Sibling Rivalry Ever End? http://clubmom.ca/blog/does-sibling-rivalry-ever-end/

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