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Some online resources for kids who fidget, both fine motor and gross motor On any of these sites, simply search for ‘fidget’ www.therapro.com www.abilitations.com www.southpawenterprises.com

Teenage angst is nothing new, it is just more public these days due to social media: http://www.stargazette.com/article/20120203/NEWS01/202030316/Teenage-angst-Not-new-phenomenon?odyssey=nav|head Why teens act as they do: http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/115730

A new report showing how social technologies are helping families connect and enhance intergenerational relationships: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/02/07/4245461/aarp-and-microsoft-release-new.html http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2012/02/08/study-tech-helps-bridge-the-generation-gap With adults (parents, grandparents, etc) flocking to facebook, teens are fleeing to Twitter: http://chronicle.augusta.com/life/2012-02-05/teenagers-warming-life-twitter http://www.clickz.com/clickz/column/2143870/twitter-grown-ups-research Some thoughts on ‘lurking’ on your teens’ online behavior: http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/parental-stalking-online-unwise-20120206-1r1yg.html Some thoughts on internet safety: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/george-garrick/internet-safety_b_1250064.html and on teens and social networking: http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/articleid/499900/newspaperid/449/Facebook_and_Teens_Its_complicated.aspx

Exploring the pros and cons of taking a gap year: http://www.thechronicle.com.au/story/2012/02/06/gap-year-from-study-can-benefit-teenagers/

When a baby cries, it is not being manipulative, it is trying to communicate the only way it knows how: http://www.yorknewstimes.com/news/article_e4edc1e8-4ea6-11e1-9447-001871e3ce6c.html