A recent incident where a teen recorded police activity with her phone: http://themoderatevoice.com/109931/teenagers-cellphones-and-handcuffs/
Read More »Teens and media
A recent survey of teens’ attitudes on different media: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/teens-and-the-media-television-is-dead-and-facebook-is-irresistible-121788073.html
Read More »Your child’s friends
Different moms opine about what to do when you don’t like your child’s friend: http://sharon.patch.com/articles/sharon-moms-topic-disliking-your-childs-friend
Read More »New self harm trend
“Embedding” is a severe form of self-injury among teenagers that involves inserting objects into the skin or muscle and appears to be linked to thoughts of suicide and major psychiatric disorders, according to a U.S. study. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/11/us-embedding-teenagers-idUSTRE74A0BX20110511
Read More »Math video game scholarship
The U Games National Scholarship Tournament is a national video game competition, which is bringing together more than 100 students who secured a spot in the final competition after participating in one of 12 qualifying rounds that ran from November through April. Using the award-wining DimensionU Games for math, the tournament is hosted by game […]
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