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This article offer some tools to identify if your child is being bullied, and tips to help you help them: http://thestir.cafemom.com/big_kid/109020/bullying_your_kid_how_to

A new fad on facebook involves posting photos of peers, including provocative photos, embarrassing photos, or photos posted without permission, and starting a discussion about whether the posters would or would not have sexual relations with that person, leading to raunchy comments. http://www.the33tv.com/news/kdaf-facebook-smash-or-pass-sex-page-mesquite-story,0,811113.story

A new study suggests that teens who do not sleep enough hours are more prone to unhealthy eating habits that  can lead to obesity: http://www.silentnight.co.uk/news_ext/800053011/less-time-in-bed-for-teenagers-leads-to-obesity http://www.cultureclashdaily.com/page1111138.php http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/wellbeing/teenagers-sleep-a-clue-to-mental-health-risk-20101022-16xxb.html

This website offers a variety of resources. This particular link discusses ‘typical’ teen issues versus more serious issues that should be addressed:” http://kidsadhd.com/parenting/teens.shtml

This article, by Amy Tuteur, MD discusses how discussions around such parenting choices as natural childbirth and breastfeeding touch on the deeper question of what is good mothering: http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2010/08/good-mother-specific-mothering-choices.html