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 …read more

Teens Got Milk? Some teens will be participating in a class where they get to be a mock ad agency coming up with ads for the Got Milk? campaign.
One school made a 13-year-old Goth boy remove his makeup. Is this sexual discrimination?
When moms overestimate their teens’ future use of alcohol, it actually leads teens to drink more.
As a sign of the technology times, Visa is going mobile. Soon our teens will be doing everything with their cell phones.
Have you teenager-proofed your marriage?
Dr. Robyn has 7 ways to NOT be a helicopter parent when talking to teachers.
My Political World is social …read more

Energy drinks and alcohol can be deadly to our teens. Warn your kids bout “Ecstasy in a can.”
With summer jobs hard to find, some teens have turned to Second Life to make money. They can sell virtual goods online and make real money right from their couch.
Is 11th grade the most difficult year for ambitious high schoolers? “More than half the students reported that they had dropped an activity or hobby they enjoyed because schoolwork took too much time. More than three-quarters reported experiencing one or more stress-related physical problems in the month prior to the survey, with more than …read more

Everybody had something to say about the Vanity Fair photo shoot of Miley Cryus. Mir covered it for BlogHer. Jamie Lee Curtis gave her opinions at The Huffington Post. And Dr. Robyn Silverman had a series of posts on the subject.
The best way to avoid drugs is to not avoid them, but instead to educate your teen about them.
With the declining economy it may be more difficult for teens to find summer jobs this year. Now they will be competing with unemployed workers.
College admission letters are starting to come out and teens are starting to feel the stress of …read more

Have you checked out CNN’s Young People Who Rock blog? It’s pretty awesome what young people can accomplish and how giving they can be.
MySpace can actually help kids. It can “foster adolescent pursuits of true identity, friendship — and validation.” Many teens are finding that MySpace helps them gain self-esteem in the real world.
The Mentor Mom tells us how to get in to the mind of our school age kids so we know what’s going on and communicate with them.
You know the economy is going south when teenagers are spending less. Or are they just spending less because we have …read more