This is an article by Erin Allday from the San Francisco Chronicle outlining the dilemma for parents of teens freedom and independence vs. protecting them for their own good http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/06/15/MN2M1DV00S.DTL
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The language of toys
this is a book recommendation of The New Language of Toys: Teaching Communication Skills to Children With Special Needs : A Guide for Parents and Teachers by Sue, Ph.D. Schwartz & Joan E. Heller Miller http://www.diversidial.com/the-new-language-of-toys-teaching-communication-skills-to-children-with-special-needs-a-guide-for-parents-and-teachers/
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This a book recommendation of Raising Children Compassionately: Parenting the Nonviolent Communication Way by Dr. Marshall Rosenberg http://www.parenting-success.com/parenting/raising-children-compassionately-parenting-the-nonviolent-communication-way
Read More »Teens of lesbian couples
Research finds that teens of lesbian parents are just as psychologically healthy: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100609094132.htm
Read More »translating text speak
For those parents unfamiliar with the language of text speak, this website will translate your teen’s text messages into English http://www.teenchatdecoder.com/ and this article offers some insight: http://www.14wfie.com/Global/story.asp?S=13466146
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