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A helpful article on how to spot when a child is being bullied: http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/05/12/blanco.bullying/index.html?hpt=C2

A survey published in the June issue of Consumer Reports (available now) found that “of the 20 million minors who actively use Facebook,” 7.5 million were younger than 13 and more than five million were younger than 10. Facebook’s terms of service require that users be at least 13: http://news.cnet.com/8301-19518_3-20061298-238.html

According to research out of Carnegie Mellon University, digital images, Facebook updates, online music collections, email threads and other immaterial artifacts of today’s online world may be as precious to teenagers as any real-world objects: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-05/cmu-vph050911.php http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/teenagers-love-digital-possessions-researchers-find/

This article offers insight into the unique stresses of the teen years: http://www.tennessean.com/article/20110509/OPINION03/305090017/Teenage-years-bring-new-problems-family-table

This article discusses some of the challenges for parents with children at different stages: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/story/the-wonder-years/1/137567.html