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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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.
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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