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Some safety tips: http://acton.patch.com/articles/xxxx-2ead6baa http://madison-ct.patch.com/articles/tips-to-help-parents-keep-teens-safe-during-graduation-celebrations-summer-parties http://riverhead.patch.com/articles/parents-hold-power-to-protect-kids-in-prom-season

This article offers parents tips at deciphering what may be behind mood shifts in their kids: http://www.nannypro.com/blog/10-reasons-kids-suddenly-become-argumentative/

Teenagers are most likely to start abusing prescription pain relievers in the middle of high school, according a Michigan State University study. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alexandra-pisano/teens-prescription-drugs_b_1514683.html http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_124912.html

A look at what kids are doing online: http://www.mobiledia.com/news/142955.html And how kids are perhaps learning to be TOO careful about online activity: http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Family/Modern-Parenthood/2012/0618/Internet-safety-Teenagers-are-well-aware-of-dangers-online

Nearly half the teens polled admit that they text while driving despite a knowledge of the risks, and about the same number admitted that they had seen their parents doing the same: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/43-of-teens-say-they-text-drive-77-say-adults-warn-against-risks-but-text-drive-all-the-time-2012-05-14 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47416857/ns/technology_and_science-wireless/#.T7KXwr8igTk http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2018204230_drivetexting14.html http://www.kvue.com/news/CDC-58-of-teenagers-text-and-drive-161303415.html Texting While Driving Now Surpasses Drinking and Driving for Teenage Accidents and Fatalities http://www.seattlepi.com/business/press-releases/article/Texting-While-Driving-Now-Surpases-Drinking-and-3578955.php#ixzz1vonCNzax