According to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health, advertizing the number of calories in sugary beverages is becoming successful in dissuading teens from buying them: http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2011/12/15/teenagers-buy-fewer-sugary-drinks-with-posted-calorie-count/
Read More »On teenagers
December 16, 2011 | For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
How some teens replied when asked, “What do you wish your parents knew that you don’t want to tell them?”: http://www.ksl.com/?sid=18401617&nid=1009
Read More »Teens and texting
December 16, 2011 | For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
American teens are sending or receiving 3,339 texts a month. That’s more than six per every hour they’re awake – an 8 percent jump from last year: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2075129/The-age-mobile-data-tsunami-How-teenage-girls-send-receive-4-000-text-messages-month.html?ito=feeds-newsxml http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/u-s-teen-mobile-report-calling-yesterday-texting-today-using-apps-tomorrow/
Read More »Recession’s impact on parent-child bond
December 16, 2011 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
According to a recent study, parents who were under financial strain due to the recent recession reported that they felt less connected to their kids and those kids said they were less likely to act with generosity: http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/brain-and-behavior/articles/2011/12/16/recession-hurt-parent-child-ties-survey-finds
Read More »Teen pregnancies down
December 15, 2011 | For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
New research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that fewer U.S. teenage girls are getting pregnant: http://www.pri.org/stories/business/global-development/u-s-teen-pregnancies-reaching-record-low-levels-7478.html
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