In one Michigan county teens are being sentenced for minor crimes by other teens.

Fantasy violence in video games is actually a good thing.

Need some help to keep your kids safe on the internet?

Are you worried your teen never tells you anything? Start asking them questions to get the conversation started.

And here are some questions to ask your teens about trust.

Does your child’s school have a no-homework policy? What are the pros and cons.

EIGHT is the average age for a kid to get a cell phone??

There’s a new drug being tested to cure acne. Plus does milk cause acne?

Secondhand smoke may cause dementia or other cognitive disorders.

Acia berries and supplements are safe for teens and much more nutritious than soda.

VP Nominee, Sarah Palin’s daughter Bristol says teens should “wait 10 years” before having a baby.

A North Carolina sex ed bill would give parents the choice between the standard abstinence only education class or a more comprehensive class about STDs and pregnancy prevention.

Kids who skip breakfast in middle school are may have sex earlier.

What Rihanna can teach us about us about domestic violence.

When we were teens we were cranking up the sound on our walkmans. Today teens are doing the same with iPods and earbuds. And they may be risking their hearing because of it.

Teens are starting to feel effects from the economic downturn.

Need help with college tuition? Here are some tips on securing some scholarships.

Some teens in New York faked a kidnapping for fun and are now facing charges.

College students have a sense of entitlement when it comes to grading.

Tween YouTube sensation, Fred, made it on iCarly. Even my teens watched this episode of iCarly.

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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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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 to be a movie?!?

Is a teen’s brain to blame for them not listening to us?

Too much TV can make teens depressed.

These parents took a different approach to get their teen to study harder; humiliation.

The latest fashions on the street include comfort, skating chic, and aprons. Interesting.

Do you know a 7- to 18-year-old, doing extraordinary things in his/her community or around the world to better the lives of others? Well enter him/her in the Build-A-Bear Workshop® Huggable Heroes® before February 27 to win an educational scholarship.

Lifetime is casting for a new reality series. They will send stay-at-home moms on vacation while dads stay home to take care of the kids and house on his own. If you’re interested email a contact number and brief description about yourself and your family to lifetimetvcasting at gmail dot com. Tell us why you would be perfect for the show. Include a recent photo and all family members names, ages and activities your children are involved in. Families must live in a house.

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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 away with textbooks and instead downloaded lessons on to ipods.

With an “obesity epidemic” going on in the U.S. why are we still criticizing thin actresses for putting on a few pounds. When I first saw the photos of Jessica Simpson I thought we were making fun of her “mom jeans” and horrible choice of belt (or belts as the case may be). I was disgusting to find out the controversy is that she is now fat. Fat? Give me a break.

When it comes to sex the majority of today’s teens are more conservative than teens in the past.

A California school expelled two students for being lesbians. And the courts say the school has that right.

Teens who watch a lot of TV also eat a lot of crap foods.

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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 wish we knew?

We have to wait until our kids are 22 before they’ll start to appreciate us?

What stresses college students out?

The next generation, Gen Z, will change the way we do business.

Young adults use more sleep aids.

I can’t get over a chest cold without a steroid, but apparently steroids don’t help wheezing preschoolers.

Girls are more techie than boys.

A researcher at Texas A&M International University says there is “no significant relationship” between school shootings and video games.

The Do’s and Dont’s of connecting with your kids on Facebook.

Provide an open atmosphere for your teenagers to talk to you about their love problems.

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The Supreme Court has decided to hear two education case; whether or not schools can strip search students and whether taxpayers must pay for private education for disabled students.

Sarah Newton explains why teens don’t always meet their full potential.

Tangerine Times has some tips for parents to make sure their teens don’t text while driving.

STDs are on the rise, but it may be because of better screening.

A California congressman is asking for health warning labels on violent video games.

The biggest online threat to kids is other kids.

Need some tips on finding the perfect ADHD summer camp for your teen?

1 in 200 teens is a vegetarian.

Girls who give birth before the age of 15 are five times more likely to die in childbirth than women in their 20s.

Teens have been charged with possessing child pornography after taking pictures of themselves nude and texting the pics to friends.

10 Tips on How Teens Can Get A Better Nights Sleep

Does your rebellious teenager want to swap families for a while? On TV?

Discipline your older teen with a “get out of jail” sheet.

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More schools are educating teens on dating violence and how to get help.

72% of teens want to be involved positive activities rather than just sitting around being lazy.

Teens might be able to keep up with resolutions if they are monthly instead of annual.

Vision boards might help keeps achieve their goals.

Are energy drinks on the way out?

A doctor is getting teens to clean up their MySpace pages.

Screen time should be limited to no more than 2 hours a day to help teens stay fit.

Get kids involved in their own nutrition by teaching them to cook.

Is overeating in our DNA?

More boys are worrying about body image and suffering from eating disorders.

8 Traits of Teens Who Abstain From Sex

Teen birth rates are on the rise in many states, with Mississippi at the top.

For the very first time a dad will be president of the PTA.

Kids in California may have 5 less days of school thanks to Governor Schwarzenegger.

Thankfully I’m not the only mom who forces her kids to be her Facebook friends.

Is plastic surgery ok for teens?

There’s a cool new online community for tweens and teens interested in fashion and designing.

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Lenore Skenazy, the woman who let her 9-year-old ride the New York subway by himself last year, made the news again after a conductor was concerned her son was too young to ride the train alone.

Teens who take virginity pledges are just as likely to have sex as teens who don’t. And they are more likely to not use protection.

Gay teens who are rejected by their families are more likely to have problems later on such as unprotected sex, depression, illegal drug use and suicide.

Is your teen looking for a way to make some extra cash? How about photo blogging?

Gastric bypass surgery isn’t just for adults anymore. It may help obese teens as well.

Doctors aren’t having enough discussions about health behaviors with their teen patients.

A new California law allows schools to suspend or expel students for cyberbullying.

Breaking up is hard to do, even on social networking sites.

In Maryland, teens are framing innocent people by speed pimping.

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Ivy League schools are thinking about bringing ROTC back to school.

Your tween not ready for Facebook yet? Try a social network more geared for the tween set.

Scribbit offers some tips on teaching kids about the spirit of giving.

Telling kids smoking will make them fat has a bigger impact on them than telling them about the cancer risk.

Some social networking sites are making it easier to report internet abuses, including cyberbullying.

Singer Usher is holding a contest to give kids a chance to shoot his next music video.

Anal sex is on the rise with teens.

The FCC says teens are dropping out of college because of World of Warcraft.

Teens get more sleep if school starts later.

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Speaking of gift ideas, the National Institute on Media and the Family has a 2008 MediaWise Video Game Buying Guide including a list of great games for kids.

Melisa’s son experienced his first lockdown at his high school. How scary!

Teens prefer Gmail for their email needs, but texting is still their favorite form of communication.

Kids are actually learning life lessons by sending all those text messages.

But there are definitely some downsides of texting, including swollen thumbs, big bills, and sexting.

Flirting has gone high tech with about 20% of teens sending naked or semi-naked pictures of themselves via text message or posting them on the internet.

Expert says teens shouldn’t have cameras on their cell phones to curb sexting. Do they still make cell phones without cameras?

Dating 2.0 where cell phones play a big part in today’s relationships (aside from sexting).

There’s a new device to help protect our teen drivers; a car key that prevents them from being able to make a call or text while driving.

Too much TV can cause behavioral problems.

Teen smoking and alcohol use is declining, but the recent decrease in marijuana use has halted and prescription drug abuse is still a big concern.

Teens have gone past cutting and our now inserting objects in to their bodies.

Nearly 1 in 5 young American adults has a personality disorder. How do you know if it’s regular teen attitude or something more?

Teens are starting to feel the recession crunch.

Some college students are coming home for winter break to find their parents can’t afford to send them back for the spring term.

Is the recession a good thing for Gen Y?

Today’s teens are lying, stealing, and cheating. And they aren’t even ashamed of it.

Here’s 10 tips for your teen test taker.

Warner Bros is pushing a music tax to universities to allow file sharing without prosecution.

College students are choosing Time over Cosmo and want to be more informed.

Is Gen Y Too Soft to Be Entrepreneurs?

Schools are curbing teasing, but there are benefits to a little harmless teasing.

Pro-skater isn’t pushing her kids in to sports. Instead she wants them to enjoy many activities during their youth.

Char created a template for a printable training journal for girls. Very cool!

Exercise may help obese kids control their anger.

Is obesity genetic?

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