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These articles offer some tips for parents on how to establish good communication lines with their kids: http://westvalleyparents.com/establishing-healthy-communication-with-your-kids http://www.independentmail.com/news/2010/oct/17/guest-column-parents-children-can-learn-talk/ http://www.childbehaviorproblem.net/parent-child-communication/parent-child-communication2.php http://www.livestrong.com/article/281060-abcs-of-effective-parent-communication/

Here are some recent articles on teens and texting: http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/articleid/379091/newspaperid/1177/The_Terrible_Truth_About_Texting.aspx http://www.themoneytimes.com/featured/20101015/survey-finds-us-teens-exchange-over-3000-texts-month-id-10131885.html http://www.examiner.com/parenting-teens-in-hartford/text-speak-lowers-appearance-of-intelligence And here is an article on texting while driving: http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/articleid/379541/newspaperid/4056/Texting_While_Driving_Remains_A_Danger_For_Teens.aspx

Here are some more helpful links: http://lifestyle.ezinemark.com/communication-between-parents-and-teens-55e5fcf4c2c.html http://parentingteensadvice.blogspot.com/2010/10/improve-communication-with-door-openers.html http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/relationships/parenting/Teenagers-need-privacy-respect-it/articleshow/6828949.cms http://www.getsetplan.com/teen-communication.html http://www.pnj.com/article/20101016/LIFE/10160305/MOMLIKEME-COM-Talk-with-your-teenager http://www.bukisa.com/articles/375152_communication-and-conflict-resolution-between-parents-and-adolescents http://highschoolmediator.com/tired-of-not-being-able-to-communicate-with-your-teen/ http://www.gracenglamour.com/parenting-teenagers/

This article offers some helpful tips for parents of kids with ADHD: http://health.ezinemark.com/helpful-advice-for-parents-raising-add-adhd-teenagers-16b0a70f6cd.html

Advice columnist Diana Boggia offers a parent some advice on how to parent a teen driver: http://www.wickedlocal.com/braintree/mysource/family/x710522177/Diana-Boggia-Everything-changes-when-teenager-gets-a-driver-s-license