Teens taking risks online

June 25, 2010  |   For parents of teenagers,For teens   |   Click on title to comment!

According to a recent survey, teens share too much personal info when online http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/privacy/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=225700999&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_News

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The importance of playtime

June 25, 2010  |   For parents of children   |   Click on title to comment!

This is a nice blog emphasizing play time and communication with your child: http://cleveland.momslikeme.com/members/JournalActions.aspx?g=671189&m=12587191&source=stream_home

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Textual harassment

June 25, 2010  |   For parents of teenagers   |   Click on title to comment!

This is a new term coined for repetitive harassing  texting, sometimes hundreds of messages in a day. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/06/22/earlyshow/leisure/gamesgadgetsgizmos/main6606332.shtml

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Strict and loving parenting is ideal to stop teens from abusing alcohol

June 25, 2010  |   For parents of teenagers   |   Click on title to comment!

New research suggests that the ideal balance of strict (but not too strict) and loving ( but not too permissive) is most likely to support your teen and prevent them from risky behavior. Teens who’s parents were too permissive or too strict were much likelier to abuse alcohol http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/7849576/Strict-and-loving-relationship-key-to-stopping-teenagers-going-off-the-rails.html

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Teens using alcohol to combat sleep disorders

June 25, 2010  |   For parents of teenagers,For teens   |   Click on title to comment!

According to new survey results, Adolescent alcohol use has  been linked to  a variety of sleep problems, http://www.shiftworkdisorder.com/teenagers-suffer-from-sleep-disorders-resort-to-alcohol-consumption-101241.html

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