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Here is an article looking at factors that lead to teen obesity: http://www.helium.com/items/1963966-why-obesity-is-becoming-a-problem-for-teenagers and here is an article offering tips to deal with it: http://health.ezinemark.com/overweight-teenagers-here-are-some-weight-loss-tips-169099ef5fb.html And here is the study proving a link between teen obesity and adult obesity: http://topnews.net.nz/content/29805-obese-teenagers-have-higher-risk-becoming-obese-adults

New research  published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry looks at what behaviors are effective in helping parents reduce their teens’ drinking: http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/solutions-given-curb-youngsters-drinking-3801714 http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/00048674.2010.516425

Dan Savage is offering a new YouTube channel  called “It Gets Better.”It will include video-based stories of men and women who talk about how the suffering they endured in high school does come to an end, and better times do follow. Read more: http://www3.timeoutny.com/chicago/blog/out-and-about/2010/09/dan-savage-tells-teenagers-that-it-gets-better/#ixzz10TVSanMn

This article explores the facts around cyberbullying, and then offers some thoughts http://www.romeobserver.com/articles/2010/09/23/opinion/doc4c9b8ff0d2c72519660249.txt and these articles offer tips to protect your kids: http://communication-solutions.tmcnet.com/topics/communication-solutions/articles/110654-parents-advised-handling-cyberbullying.htm http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/web/10/04/cyber.bullying.tips/index.html?hpt=C2 http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/10/07/ways-parents-protect-kids-cyberbullying/ http://www.northern-iowan.org/digital-bullying-a-growing-concern-among-students-1.2373913 http://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/style/what-teachers-parents-and-kids-need-to-know-about-cyberbullying http://www.ocregister.com/articles/cyber-270093-bullying-parenting.html http://arbiteronline.com/2010/10/11/engaged-parenting-will-reduce-bullying/

This article outlines the advantages of using texting with your teens: http://www.middletownjournal.com/lifestyle/technology/a-parents-guide-to-living-with-a-texting-teen-934696.html?showComments=true And this article suggests that younger parents are keeping up with teens’ communication preferences: http://www.cellular-news.com/story/45544.php