This article discusses the important role of setting a good example: http://www.sansabanews.com/news/article/42016
Read More »Jobs for teens
May 19, 2011 | For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
A new study out of Northeastern University’s Center for Labor Market Studies shows the employment rate for the nation’s teens dropped nearly 19 percentage points in the last ten years. With “a possible 50 percent cut in the state’s youth jobs funding program, and … the continuing recession that makes less private sector opportunities available […]
Read More »Curbing teen smoking
May 18, 2011 | For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
Physicians’ tobacco-related interactions with adolescents, including screening and advice, may help to modify teen attitudes, smoking intentions, and quitting behaviors, according to a study: http://www.doctorslounge.com/index.php/news/pb/20186
Read More »On Down Time
May 18, 2011 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
Pediatrician Dr. Tricia Pelnik-Fecko discusses the importance of down time for kids, and the risks of not enough down time: http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Can-We-Talk-1383369.php
Read More »On online child predators
May 18, 2011 | For parents of children | Click on title to comment!
This link discusses the growing threat: http://www.stgnews.com/archive/2011/05/17/child-predators-the-online-threat-continues-to-grow/
Read More »
