On Youth and Teens Today with Vanessa Van Petten

I am Speaking at Consumer Electronic Show!

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Hi Everyone,

Just wanted to let you know I will be speaking at CES (Consumer Electronic Show) in Las Vegas, NV this Friday in a session called:

Youth and Social Networking : It’s in their DNA

We are going to focus on what kids get out of their social networking experience in addition to what might be harmful or misunderstood. The MacArthur Foundation recently released a paper saying that social networking was a valuable skill and time well spent.

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1-7-2008 News for Parents of Teens

Shannon is one of our teen interns, she is a 16 year old from Maryland. She enjoys writing, is pro recycling, and loves the Jonas Brothers.  My first official newspost of the new year! Whoop whoop!

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Breaking News

OPINION: Lower drinking age further enables campus culture of binge drinking

Third-hand Smoke: Another Reason To Quit Smoking

Teens on MySpace share details of risky behaviors

Teen Sex, Drugs, Violence Plaster MySpace.com Networking Site

The Things Teens Post Online

Keeping Teens Safe Online

Articles of Interest

10 Parenting Resolutions for a Healthier Year

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Teen’s New Year’s Resolutions

Gema is a 17-year old from Miami, FL. She is obsessed with writing and reading young adult fiction and hopes to one day be a published author.

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Stop Yelling, Start Trusting

Carina is a 16 year-old high school student in Grade 11. She is interested in dancing and acting and in her free time enjoys writing stories, or drawing.

Yelling doesn’t work. Politeness does.

Sometimes it just feels good to yell. Like yelling about your anger or frustrations. So of course it feels good to yell when you are angry or in a disagreement with your teenager, but honestly, yelling doesn’t work!

With teens it’s always different. It makes us want to rebel more because we know what triggers your mood swing. And to some obnoxious teens, seeing you get mad is just what they want. If you show us you’re disappointed to make us feel guilty, it works much better.

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Farewell, 2008. Hello, 2009 [Teen Article]

Shannon is one of our teen writers: she is a 16 year old from Maryland. She enjoys writing, is pro recycling, and loves the Jonas Brothers.

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