Apparently many medical Doctors are reluctant to tell parents when their children are overweight: http://health.usnews.com/health-news/diet-fitness/diet/articles/2011/12/06/most-doctors-dont-tell-parents-kids-are-overweight and overweight teens are likely to have trouble managing their diabetes http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_20511541/heavy-teenagers-face-tough-fight-against-diabetes
Read More »Fewer teens getting their licenses
December 07, 2011 | For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
Teens are focusing more on virtual contact online or with smart phones, and many are waiting before getting their license: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-gas-prices-20111206,0,2458028.story
Read More »Teen sexting not as prevalent as thought
December 05, 2011 | For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
Unsurprisingly, reports of teen sexting have been exaggerated: http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/05/sexting-youth.html http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/05/sexting-among-teenagers-not-as-common-as-thought/ http://gothamist.com/2011/12/05/study_teenagers_dont_sext_so_much_a.php http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Family/Modern-Parenthood/2012/0620/Teenagers-and-sexting-Studies-aim-to-reveal-frequency-behavior
Read More »On teen parties
December 05, 2011 | For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
One cautionary tale of how a parent hosted a teen party with the best of intentions… and things still got out of hand: http://paloalto.patch.com/articles/the-party-is-over-teenaged-drinking-poses-risk-to-parents
Read More »Teenage life
December 05, 2011 | For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
A project that gave teens use of disposable cameras as a window into teen life: http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG8926387/The-Girl-Project-teenage-girls-speak-out.html
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