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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When you ask how school was, what response do you get from your teen? If your teen is like most teens you get “fine.” But Vanessa Van Petten has some great conversation starters to get teens talking.

Disney is showing full-length movies on their website…for limited times. Finding Nemo ended on Friday, but you can now watch Monsters Inc. through the 20th.

Does your teen like to cook? He/She could be on Top Chef Jr., a new version of the popular reality show Top Chef. Only this ones for teens ages 13 to 17.

Today’s teens are looking for uniqueness and individuality with their fashions rather than sticking to old stereotypes.

Two children, ages 12 and 13, have been sent to treatment for cell phone addiction. Is your child’s cell phone causing problems in his/her life?

New laws about texting or talking on cell phones while driving are hard to enforce, but parent’s are still a big influence on kids. Make sure you make it clear your teen is to pull over when he/she gets a phone call. Make sure they know the dangers and they know the consequences.

Is your teen sexting; sending naked pictures of themselves to friends and talking to dirty to members of the opposite sex?

Parents are using new technologies to keep in touch with their kids. Experts say parents will have better luck keeping in touch if they learn to use some of the same tools employed by their offspring; including texting.

Need help understanding the teen brain? The Partnership for a Drug-free America has A Parent’s Guide To The Teen Brain.

A judge in Florida made some kids apologize on YouTube when they posted video of a prank on the video sharing website. The judge, prosecutor and defense attorneys who devised this punishment hope it will serve as a deterrent.

Two mothers were arrested after participating in sex acts with a minors at a teenage party at one of the women’s homes. Do you know (and trust) the parents who are hosting the parties your kids are attending?

We’ve heard the stories about the boy who died from “dry drowning,” but do you know what signs to look for to determine if your child has water in his lungs?

The Wall Street Journal has a list of 26 college commencement speeches by some of today’s most famous people.

Rob Stafford shares five things students should know before they begin college.

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