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This is a story out of Florida regarding a boy expelled for bringing a toy plastic gun to school: http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/10/06/toy.gun.expelled/index.html?hpt=T1

These articles offer some tips for teaching/encouraging positive communication to your kids at various ages http://www.ehow.com/how_7287456_teach-effective-communication-kids.html http://www.buzzle.com/articles/communication-skills-activities.html

These articles offer some helpful tips: http://usteacher.biz/2010/10/the-ten-commandments-of-parenting-teenagers/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/melinda-hutchings/how-to-talk-to-your-teena_b_749863.html http://familylaw.igetblog.net/family-law-outline/parents-of-teenagers-help-your-teen-set-boundaries/ http://teenbrain.drugfree.org/tools/underconstruction/communicating.html http://www.danklavitter.com/732/ http://connectwithyourteens.blogspot.com/2010/11/myth-busting-for-parents-of-teenagers.html

Despite the frequent message of irrelevance, parents can still be fundamentally important to their teens’ future success: http://www.niagarathisweek.com/news/article/882831–parents-influence-on-teens-instrumental-speaker http://www.courierpress.com/news/2010/oct/05/teens-need-sparks-a-voice-adult-involvement-to/

Here are two articles offering advice for parents of teens: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/surviving-your-childs-adolescence/201010/adolescence-and-the-problem-questions http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/10/04/surviving-teenagers-or-how-to-cope-with-sibling-rivalry/