The economy isn’t stopping college kids from taking their once-in-a-lifetime Spring Break vacations.
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.
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First 90210 came back. Now there will be a new Melrose Place. And in the theaters there will be a Footloose remake (with Zac Efron) and a new Fame. Everything old is new again.
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 …read more

Colleges are feeling the financial crunch as more students are seeking financial aid.
Another option is the Blogging Scholarship. If your teen is a blogger have them check it out.
Cell phones are bring families together.
Teach your kids to stand up for the right thing even when it’s unpopular.
Now you can order a Pizza Hut pizza right from Facebook.
What did college students think of the last debate?
The Chicago public school district may soon have a new high school with a “gay-friendly” atmosphere.
Your teen may need to take vitamin D supplements.
Your teen not a football fan? She may be now. The Jonas Brothers …read more

Here are some tips on surviving back-to-school shopping with your teen or tween.
Is Generation Y going deaf due to in-ear headphones and loud music?
All I got at college was homework, but some colleges and universities are handing out iPhones or an iTouch to their students so they can notify them of school closings and other school notifications. But will it just be something else to keep students distracted during class?
The debate to lower the drinking age is getting a lot of criticism.
A Boomer’s Guide to Communicating with Gen X and Gen Y.
A teen’s poor sleep habits can cause him/her to …read more

97 Things To Do Before You Finish High School
Teens don’t need TVs for graduation anymore. 62% of college students are watching television online.
Teens are getting their booze for free from adults. 40% of underage drinkers say they got alcohol from adults. You may want to lock up your alcohol, because more than 80% of the nation’s estimated 10.8 million underage current drinkers most recently drank at their own home or someone else’s home.
Think it’s hard enough dealing with your kids begging for all the new gadgets they see advertised on television? Well now kids are seeing more and more beer …read more