Sunday Reading
Kids see porn on the internet; either intentionally or not.
Hearst is closing down Cosmo Girl after the December 2008 issue. But don’t worry, CosmoGirl.com will continue.
One magazine closes and another starts. Hearst is starting a new magazine, Mis Quince, a magazine aimed at girls who are planning their quinceañeras.
Are the dyes in your child’s food making him hyper?
Energy drinks may lead to future substance abuse.
At least 72% of 12- to 17-year-olds have been bullied online. And 90% of them never told their parents.
Depressed kids are getting medicine, but no therapy.
Kids who were aggressive toddlers, received harsh or reactive parenting and come from low-income families are more likely to be bulliied.
Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, an ivy league school, is starting a new website for high school students. It’s coming in February 2009. “Knowledge@Wharton High School is an interactive site for high school students interested in finding out more about the world of business.”
Britney Spears is ready to spill the beans about her behavior last year that landed her in a psych ward. She will appear in a 90 minute documentary on November 30th…just days before her next album drops.
Porn sells. Even to kids?
Connecticut joins Massachusetts and California as the only three states in the nation that allow same-sex marriage.
The Massachusetts school where girls entered in to a “pregnancy pact” last year is now going to allow contraceptives to be provided to students.
Many schools have banned soda, but kids are still getting their fix from local convenience stores.
Videos on video-sharing websites or social networks are showing our kids how to get high.
Now parents can control their teens car with only a key. Ford is introducing MyKey which allows parents to program how fast the car can go and how loud the radio can be. It will even “remind” kids to put their seat belt on. It will be a free standard feature on the 2010 Ford Focus.
Google is taking over the world…or at least video games. They are adding Adsense to some video games.
College students get creative with their cheap dorm decorating.
Some pets aren’t safe for kids.
Don’t let the thought of a bulging figure stop you from enjoying Halloween.
Need a training manual for raising your teenage daughter?
I think it is a very useful function, since young drivers need to be in a safer way.
Regarding the Convenience Store story on kids getting junk food before and after school: One thing that I’ve noticed recently is how my 16 year-old, who drives to school with her sister, loves to stop in Starbucks whenever we come within visual range of one, and get some kind of mocha or smoothie, both of which I know are loaded with calories. I’ve told her Starbucks should be a “treat.” That means once in a while, not everytime you’re near one (and please disregard my going to one nearly every day; that’s just coffee (and maybe a muffin), not smoothies. Am I right, or am I a scrooge?