When I was a kid the boys collected baseball cards. Today kids are collecting PopCardz with photos and information about their favorite celebrity.

New site Zumeo is Gen Y’s LinkedIn offering recent college grads a social networking and job site.

Is Dark Knight too dark for the Kids Choice Awards?

Researchers have linked frequent marijuana use to an increased risk of testicular cancer.

Athletes beware. Vitaminwater was cited in a little-noted section on the NCAA website as producing six flavors containing banned or impermissible substances that could result in positive drug tests.

Five things you should know about kids and the internet.

Girl Scouts and Microsoft have created a new online safety resource where girls can give other girls advice on things like cyberbullying, predators, and social networkings.

Scholastic Book Club is being blasted for selling videos and toys instead of books.

The ACLU is helping some Florida students take their school to court over a school gay-straight alliance club.

Truth campaign prevented almost half-a-million teens from smoking.

Our children often look up toactors, musicians, or athletes as role models, but maybe we should be encouraging role models closer to home.

Need some tips on curbing your teen’s bad behavior?

Miley Cyrus is being sued by some Asian groups over her latest offensive photo.

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Help our underachieving teen find success in school.

Is today’s education “dumbed down” for our teenagers? Teens today are better at instant responses, but can’t give descriptive responses like we did back in our day.

Is surfing the internet altering your brain?

Sending your kids to college may get a lot more expensive in the next year.

Teens are choosing less expensive public colleges over public ones. Well except for Ivy Leagues.

You’re iPhone could save your life with this heart monitor application.

Gen Y is looking for safety and security in their car purchases.

Help your kids overcome a phobia by making them face it.

Too much salt in our food has lead to an increase in kidney stones in children.

Tell your teens to stay away from black henna tattoos.

Is sexual humor ok for teen boys (South Park) but too risque for teen girls (Blah Girls)?

Nintendo is still doing well despite the economy.

Tattoos are becoming so main stream you can now get a tattoo at the mall.

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