We can use lessons from the workplace to help teens with homework.

A new study found a link between degrading lyrics and teen sex.

Teen obesity is just as deadly as teen smoking.

R-rated movies are prompting teens to smoke.

Today’s teens are volunteering, even more than working part-time.

Teenagers addicted to the internet may have more aggressive behavior than teens without the addiction.

Teens and young adults are concerned about finances and expect to cut back on items like electronics and snacks.

Need some tips to help your high school student overcome an eating disorder?

Kids are giving up social networking sites for Lent.

In the U.S. young people from 15- to 24-years-old spend less than nine minutes a day reading for pleasure.

Pimps are recruiting young girls on social networking sites like MySpace.

The debate on lower the drinking age continues to rage on.

States are cracking down on the “cool parents. About half of the states have introduced social hosting laws to discourage (and severely fine) adults who supply alcohol to teenagers.

A defensive driving school helps prepare teens for potential driving hazards they may not have encountered in regular drivers ed.

Do parents really not matter when it comes to raising kids?

But if parents do matter, here are some tips on keeping close ties with your tween or teen.

The gloves are on. In this corner Disney. In that corner Nickelodeon.

Did you catch the Jonas Brothers on Barbara Walters Oscar special. They talked about everything from success to failure, diabetes, and dating.

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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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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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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 $1000 towards reaching his/her goal.

A devastated mom warns of the dangers of alcohol poisoning.

Local scholarships are better than online scholarships.

American Girl is coming out with new dolls to teach self-empowerment. They are starting in 2009 with Charissa who teaches girls how to stand up to bullies.

There’s some new technology to help prevent teens from drunk dialing their latest crush.

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