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One parent’s cautionary tale of not taking enough precautions before giving their teen a cell phone: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2011/05/teenager-on-your-cellphone-account-read-this.html

Andrew Kensley, a Colorado father and Blogger discusses the merits and concerns of promoting competition among his daughters: http://thecoloradowriter.blogspot.com/

this article discusses research out of New Zealand regarding sleep deprivation among kids, and habits/interventions to improve sleep: http://www.frenchtribune.com/teneur/114873-right-techniques-can-solve-sleep-deprivation-amongst-children and on the effects of sleep deprivation on teens: http://www.apa.org/monitor/oct01/sleepteen.aspx And on children: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/24/health/24brody.html?_r=1 http://blogs.indystar.com/ypress/2011/05/07/no-rest-for-the-weary-teenagers/

A professor for online classes discusses the benefits of that medium: http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/04/05/can-young-students-learn-from-online-classes/the-possibilities-of-online-learning

A police officer explains the law around ‘sexting’: http://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/index.ssf/2011/04/trooper_talk_sexting_can_land.html and how to discuss sexting with your teen: http://im.about.com/od/promotingimsafety/a/Talking-To-Teens-About-Sexting.htm And a new bill that proposes to alter the law regarding sexting: http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/06/06/6796032-bill-aims-to-nix-kid-porn-charges-for-teen-sexting and how the occurrence may be exaggerated: http://blogs.forward.com/sisterhood-blog/139263/