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An internet troll in the UK (for a description see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_%28Internet%29) is facing charges for osted videos and messages mocking the deaths of teenagers, including a girl hit by a train: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/sep/13/internet-troll-jailed-mocking-teenagers

Major shared traumas such as 9/11 provide researchers with a rare opportunity to research the accuracy of ‘flashbulb memories,’ meaning significant emotional memories: http://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/09/memories.aspx

Nickleodeon and the American Psychological association  are working together to provide resources to adults to help answer kids’ questions as 9/11’s 10 year anniversary has brought it back into the media spotlight: http://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/09/nickelodeon.aspx

A newly released poll from the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital finds that when it comes to drugs and alcohol, not surprisingly, parents look at their kids with blinders on, while looking at other kids accusingly: http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/12/drugs-and-alcohol-not-my-kid/ http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/other-teens-drink-and-use-marijuana-but-my-kids-dont-parents-say-in-new-poll-129651183.html    

on the importance of communication between parents and teens to support safe driving: http://www.thetandd.com/news/opinion/article_ca0c856e-db54-11e0-88ce-001cc4c03286.html http://www.tauntongazette.com/features/x462617027/GUEST-OPINION-Honesty-is-key-to-teen-driving-safety http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/10/07/parenting-tips-from-project-ignition-teens-on-teen-driver-safety-2/