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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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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