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This article offers tips to teens for safe summer driving: http://news.consumerreports.org/cars/2011/07/summer-driving-10-teen-safety-tips.html http://amsterdam.wnyt.com/news/health/health-dept-gives-helpful-tips-parents-teen-drivers/68156 A personal blog by a parent adjusting to his teen driving: http://agourahills.patch.com/articles/my-teenager-drives And an article out of Canada on Teens and drunk driving: http://www.canada.com/health/Teen+drinking+driving+deadly+rite+passage/5084453/story.html

A new study released by the National Center for Addiction and Substance Abuse says adolescent substance abuse is the No. 1 public health problem in this country: http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/health&id=8223787 And almost half of teens use drugs, alcohol, or smoke, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse: http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/kids-doctor/125015034.html

A parent’s guide for parents whose teen is leaving for college: http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2011/06/29/parents-guide-to-sending-kids-off-to-college/

Some interesting trends on how teens use various media: http://www.radio-info.com/new-media/connected/the-class-of-2011-how-teens-interact-with-media

A new study looks at how the frequency, nature, and content of parent-adolescent cell phone calls relate to the quality of the parent-child relationship in terms of self-esteem, perceptions of family conflict, and family dynamics, including closeness and support: http://www.healthcanal.com/mental-health-behavior/18401-Parent-Adolescent-Cell-Phone-Conversations-Reveal-lot-about-the-Relationship.html http://psychcentral.com/news/2011/06/28/cell-phone-can-improve-connection-with-children/27298.html http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/01/what-cellphone-calls-say-about-parent-teenager-relations/ http://www.mobiledia.com/news/96701.html