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Parents Magazine is Launching a Limited-Run “Parents Radio” Series on SiriusXM: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/parents-magazine-launches-limited-run-parents-radio-series-on-siriusxm-2012-04-12

New data shows that the pregnancy rate among teens in the U.S. is down, although still high for an industrialized nation: http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2012/04/10/teen-birth-rate-hits-historic-lows http://ozarksfirst.com/fulltext?nxd_id=629892 http://family.lifegoesstrong.com/article/good-news-about-teenage-pregnancy http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/10/teenage-birthrates-at-record-low/    

Motherhood can be a thankless job. It requires endless sacrifice and toil with little to no recognition. When a child is younger, a parent’s job is to care for him in almost every way. At one point, every element of a child’s life goes through his parents; every appointment, every necessity, every engagement, school, friends, […]

2 teens have written a book on how to parent teens: http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourcommunity/2012/04/would-you-take-parenting-advice-from-teens.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/9192071/The-guide-on-how-to-raise-teenagers-written-by-teens.html here are the book details: http://www.crimsonbooks.co.uk/book/details/9781905410712/megan-lovegrove-and-louise-bedwell/teenagers-explained and some links for parents: http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Family/Modern-Parenthood/2012/0509/Mother-s-Day-Parenting-teenagers-is-like-a-personal-action-movie http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michelle-lamar/parenting-teens_b_1485934.html  

A growing body of research has shown that spanking and other forms of physical discipline can pose serious risks to children. Many studies have shown that physical punishment — including spanking, hitting and other means of causing pain — can lead to increased aggression, antisocial behavior, physical injury and mental health problems for children. http://www.apa.org/monitor/2012/04/spanking.aspx