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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

Many teens don’t know the actual risks of alcohol: http://www.fontanaheraldnews.com/articles/2012/02/03/news/doc4f2c102c3364a897949928.txt

Children repeatedly exposed to procedures requiring general anesthesia before age 2 years are at increased risk for the later development of ADHD: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025619611000723