Communicating with teens

July 09, 2012  |   For parents of teenagers   |   Click on title to comment!

Some new tips: http://www.babysitting.net/blog/10-ways-to-get-your-teens-to-talk-to-you/

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on cyberbullying

July 05, 2012  |   For parents of children,For parents of teenagers   |   Click on title to comment!

Some basic info: http://www.sfgate.com/business/prweb/article/Can-You-Educate-Children-on-Cyber-Bullying-3683295.php http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/23/bullied-to-death/ http://socialbarrel.com/social-media-bullying-among-teenagers/50724/  

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Divorced parents and virtual visitation

July 05, 2012  |   For divorced parents   |   Click on title to comment!

A look at the pros and cons of this new option for noncustodial parents. http://www.businessreviewusa.com/press_releases/joel-bernheim-says-virtual-visitation-no-substitute-for-true-custody-rights http://uspolitics.einnews.com/247pr/290072  

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Teens and anger

July 05, 2012  |   For parents of teenagers   |   Click on title to comment!

The journal Archives of General Psychiatry published this week a study on teenagers’ anger problems. The data analyzed by Harvard Medical School researchers shows one in 12 teenagers are likely to be diagnosed with intermittent explosive disorder. On the overall about two-thirds of today’s teens have had episodes of uncontrollable anger. http://www.dailygossip.org/anger-disorder-is-common-in-teenagers-3856  

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Teens and sexting

July 05, 2012  |   For parents of teenagers   |   Click on title to comment!

A recent study by the  Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine surveyed nearly 1,000 students at seven public high schools in southeast Texas, and found that nearly 30% were sending nude pictures of themselves through email or text messages, higher than previous reports: http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1112649806/30-percent-of-teens-are-sexting/ http://www.kwqc.com/story/18940239/study-nearly-30-of-us-teenagers-are-sexting http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2168082/Nearly-teenagers-sexted-nude-photos–57-harrassed-send-pictures.html http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/relationships/man-woman/Sexting-teenagers-more-likely-to-have-sex/articleshow/14668860.cms http://www.wjla.com/articles/2012/07/-sexting-growing-at-alarming-rate-with-teenagers-study-shows-77599.html http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/06/teenage-sexting-is-becoming-the-norm/ And in a new study, the […]

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