Do you know enough digital slang to communicate with your teenager?
Meme’s aren’t just for blogging anymore. Facebook friends are sharing 25 random things about themselves .
A 9-year-old wrote an iphone app.
Finally a good MySpace story. A MySpace user prevented a suicide.
Speaking of MySpace, 90,000 sex offenders have been removed from the site.
The House approved creation of an office in the Justice Department to help university security forces train for and prevent violent incidents.
Kellogg has decided to drop Michael Phelps over his pot smoking photo. And some mom’s are pretty darn happy about it.
Our favorite childhood game, Candy Land, is going …read more

There are some new beauty trends including plumping up eyelashes with glaucoma drugs and lip stains.
Vanessa Van Petten give us 7 facts about teen dating abuse that all parents should know.
Kids who talk on cell phones may be more likely to walk in to traffic.
ADHD drugs may cause kids to hallucinate even when taken correctly.
Business Week’s Working Parents has some information on keeping your kids off drugs.
Can you catch obesity like the common cold?
The new Road Safety Campaign has been created to show parents how to help teen drivers stay safe on the road.
A university in the U.K. is doing …read more

Although our tweens and teens are probably a little too old for it, I was a little bit giddy when I heard there’s a new Electric Company on PBS.
Are you keeping up on the new slang terms for 2009?
Thanks to government regulations meth use has steadily declined in the last couple years, but the popularity surged again in 2008.
The Pope has his own YouTube channel.
Two students were sent home from school because their hair was too blond.
There’s a new fashion trend for boys; knit beanies worn at the hairline.
The Supreme Court killed the Child Online Protection Act.
What do our teens …read more

Amy over at Shaping Youth interviewed PAYjr CEO David Jones where they talked about teaching kids about money management.
Has your teen read the 10 best books from 2008?
MTV’s ratings are falling within the teen and young adult age group…so their target market. I guess we no longer want our MTV.
Gaming is no longer just for boys. Publishers are now targeting girls as well with new games such as chearleading and High School Musical.
Author Lisa McMann and Simon & Schuster asks U.S. teens between 14 and 18 to tell them “What is the Greatest Obstacle You’ve Overcome?” Your teen could win …read more

The National Institute on Media and the Family (NIMF) suggests 10 video games you should keep away from your teens (or younger) and 5 games that are ok for the teens.
Here are 10 tips to help kids get their homework done.
Do you know the new skills for parenting a teenage girl?
We all focus on the negatives of ADHD, but Micheal Phelps has shown that there could be some positive results of ADHD as well.
Teen documents her war with food on YouTube.
A 13-year-old Florida boy was arrested for disturbing the classroom by passing gas.
A bus driver in Massachusetts offered high school …read more

CNN offers an age-by-age guide on why kids lie. To deal with your lying child set a good example and talk about lying can ruin your credibility.
Parents can help a teen with their body image issues by understanding, reassuring, explaining, and modeling.
Baby Boomers are raising a smug generation and it may be setting teens up for failure.
A ban on fast food advertising could decrease obesity by 18%.
Burger King is trying to get healthy by limiting sodium in kid meals and promoting adult meals with less than 650 calories.
Let kids eat cake…occasionally.
Some unique gift ideas for your tweens and teens.
Play = …read more

Allstate is offering teen journalists a chance to win some cash with their teen driving writing competition.
Got teens? Then you should be reading This Full House.
The CDC says the HPV vaccine is safe.
Is Lego sexist?
Vanessa helps us understand our teen’s friendships.
Here’s 3 tips to connect with your teens.
More kids have food allergies than in the past.
Ford expanded Driving Skills for Life during National Teen Driver Safety Week.
Here are some tips on telling a partner your have an STD. Hopefully our teens will never need this information.
If the election was up to the under 18 crowd the next President would be …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

Is your teen driving? Are you worried? According to Geo Parent you should be.
Apparently Milk of Magnesium can help clear up that acne.
In some cities the police are encouraging people to text in anonymous tips to stop crimes. They are hoping this will encourage teens to report crimes.
Anti-abortion trucks with very graphic photos of aborted fetus may be coming to your child’s school. I’m all for free speech, but these trucks are a disgusting way to make your point and are not suitable for children.
When I was a teenager we spent many a Friday and Saturday night cruising up and …read more

There is an Undies Contest to promote safe sex. You can design your own underwear and win cash.
Should you use a DriveCam in your teenagers car? On one hand you can keep track of them and make sure they are safe. On the other hand they don’t really have their privacy.
How knowledgeable are you about drugs? Do you know the street names? It’s important to be informed so you can keep track of your kids.
I recently threw out all of our old cleaning supplies and bought green supplies. And I’ve begun to buy organic foods. Now I have seven ways …read more