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To keep finances healthy and avoid hardships, be sure to communicate, advises Rory Ritrievi, president & CEO of Mid Penn Bank: http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/08/keeping_family_finances_safe_c.html

With parents monitoring texts and facebook messaging, teens are now posting random photos on Instagram so they can talk to their friends underneath, in the comments section, without their parents noticing. http://jezebel.com/5935653/teenagers-are-exchanging-secret-sexy-messages-on-instagram

Teenagers who perceive themselves as fat when they are really of normal weight are more likely to eventually become overweight as adults, indicates a studyfrom Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). http://www.voxxi.com/thinking-fat-study-health/ http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jobes/2012/601872/

Despite fears to the contrary, a new study by the CDC shows that rates of oral sex among teenagers have been dropping over the past 10 years, as they have been for intercourse: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/16/health/data-suggest-teenagers-not-more-likely-to-have-oral-sex-first.html?_r=1 www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/NHSR56_SUM.pdf www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhsr/nhsr056.pdf Some thoughts on the CDC report: http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/health/14760919-423/teaching-teens-to-respect-their-bodies.html and debunking another common fear, evidence  shows that the HPV vaccine results […]

Some tips: http://www.gonannies.com/blog/2012/08/15/how-to-stop-siblings-from-fighting/