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Imagine your favorite TV show. Now imagine that you REALLY like that show. Imagine that for you, it IS a great show, period. This goes beyond personal opinion, it seems like a fact. Now imagine that someone speaks poorly of that show. He says it is poorly written, poorly acted, and the entire premise is […]

“Just because you feel it, doesn’t mean it’s there.”  ­-Radiohead [i] * * * *   “No more things should be presumed to exist than are absolutely necessary.” –      Occam’s Razor * * * *     “The problem is not what you look at, but what you see.”   -Henry David Thoreau     […]

Some new links with helpful perspective and tips: http://fathergeek.com/high-five/five-strategies-for-improving-communication-with-your-teen/ http://www.compassroseacademy.org/tag/parent-teen-communication/ http://picforparents.areavoices.com/2012/08/06/communicating-with-your-teenager/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michelle-lamar/parenting-teenagers_b_1762723.html http://www.nextgenerationparenting.org/parenting_focus/considerations-for-effectively-communicating-with-your-teen?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=considerations-for-effectively-communicating-with-your-teen http://www.nextgenerationparenting.org/parenting_focus/considerations-for-effectively-communicating-with-your-teen http://voices.yahoo.com/5-strategies-communicating-teenagers-11661584.html http://southtownstar.suntimes.com/opinions/14562989-474/disconnect-to-reconnect-with-your-teenager.html http://jenniferhansen.com.au/tag/communicating-with-teenagers/ http://effectivecommunicationadvice.com/problems-with-teenagers http://www.teenink.com/hot_topics/what_matters/article/485359/The-Problem-with-Modern-Day-Communication-Life-with-Flowers/ http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/mass_appeal/family/tips-for-communicating-better-with-your-teens http://www.herbsandcures.com/blog/2012/09/19/how-to-communicate-with-your-teen/ Most runaways cite lack of communication as a factor: http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2012/08/15/2012081500420.html

Some thoughts on the impact of how women are portrayed in the media, and the emphasis on being skinny: http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/Teenagers-scarred-life-media-s-skinny-craze/story-16687083-detail/story.html

Some tips: http://www.yourtango.com/experts/michelle-larowe/5-tips-traveling-teenagers