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These articles suggest some skills teens gain when they spend time online: http://www.parentinghelpme.com/parenting-tips/skills-teenagers-learn-by-spending-time-online/ http://familyinorbit.com/index.php/2010/10/28/the-good-outweighs-the-bad-teens-online-friendships/

Here are some more helpful links: http://americaneducationservices.us/psychology/encouraging-communication-between-parents-and-their-kids/ http://www.arpaioforsenate.com/keeping-the-communication-lines-open-between-you-and-your-kids/ http://www.modernmom.com/article-7906-15-tips-for-communicating-with-your-teen/ http://www.helium.com/items/1939098-communicating-with-teens http://www.family-life.eu/2010/09/parents-are-you-really-listening.html

This is a well written column on the talk all parents dread having with their kids: http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20100912/COLUMNISTS112/9120320/1263

This article describes the life skills that kids acquire from helping out around the house: http://teen-discipline.suite101.com/article.cfm/parenting-teenagers-household-chores-teach-self-sufficiency

Here is an article with tips for buying a used car for your teen: http://svanhighchair.net/purchasing-used-cars-for-teenagers-tips-and-advice/ and this is a link regarding a safe driving course for teens: http://www.14wfie.com/Global/story.asp?S=13137547