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General Motors announced Monday that OnStar, its safety and connectivity system, would begin a pilot test of a location-reporting function called Family Link that would display the location of a subscriber’s vehicle on a digital map and send a text message or e-mail notification to the subscriber, allowing parents to monitor their teens’ activity with […]

A US government agency has reported that about half of the Americans aged 12 years and older have started consuming alcohol: http://newstonight.net/content/quarter-america-s-teenagers-are-drug-addicted On preventing teen drinking: http://www.fox10tv.com/dpp/studio10/healthy_living/preventing-underage-drinking http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/19/who-should-teach-our-teenagers-about-drinking-at-university/ A recent program for teens who are depressed and abusing alcohol: http://blogs.psychcentral.com/depression/2011/09/drunk-depressed-and-15-years-old-theres-adap-for-that/ And recent research shows that more underage drinkers can be found in areas where alcohol […]

This article describes Socialshield, A service that has trained professionals, including some former law-enforcement personnel, monitor the children’s online activity and notifies parents if any activity appears to compromise the child’s safety: http://www.southlaketimes.com/articles/2011/08/02/southlake_times/news/28.txt

This article discusses ‘copycat syndrome’: the tendency of kids to pick up behaviors from peers: http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/FAM-PARENTHOOD_5712058/FAM-PARENTHOOD_5712058/

This article offers tips for parents of tween and teen girls by Arden Greenspan-Goldberg, LCSW (askarden.com)  author of What Do You Expect? She’s a Teenager: A Hope and Happiness Guide for Moms with Daughters. http://www.thestar.com/living/article/1033170–a-survival-guide-for-parents-of-tween-and-teen-girls