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Decoder - Breaking down teen culture, substance abuse, and parenting Techno Perfection: Teens Need to Be Perma-Hot Techno Perfection: n. An individual?s personal desire to look good and be in flattering poses and styles at all times based on the new ability to edit, crop, color and change the way that individual looks online. What are some aspects of techno perfection? 1) Constant Vanity Teens and tweens are growing up in a culture where they [...] Tips for Dads on Talking to Your Teens We?ve known for years that involved and connected fathers raise teenagers who do better in school, have healthier relationships, and stay out of trouble. Not bad for a job that we all want to do well. But sometimes things get in the way of becoming the father we want to be. Our work demands increase, [...] Airborne Toxic Event - Attempts at Connecting with my Teen Daughter As many of you are well aware, it?s not always easy for us parents to connect with our teenagers. They can be moody. They can be withdrawn. They can turn on the tight-lipped, arms-crossed, eye-roll, leave-me-alone posture with incredible ease. So how can we break through this teenage angst and get them to open up? Parenting [...] ?Mom, What?s an Abortion?? Oh, to be the parent of a tween! Last week my son came home from school and after settling in, sat down at the kitchen table and said, “Mom, what’s an abortion?” At this point, I am used to the open conversations we have about these sorts of topics, but it never ceases to amaze me the [...] One million kids view drug use videos on the Internet! Yours? I’ve noticed a bit of a trend over the past several months. In talking with parents, and especially folks in the news media who are parents, they seem to be more and more attuned to issues like online predators and sexual content on the web that place their kids at risk. They also see all [...] Why Not Prohibit Alcohol Use? Tens of thousands of teens would argue that marijuana should be legal because it is no more harmful than alcohol ? some even insist it?s less harmful. It?s not an unreasonable position to take. With all the controversy about some college presidents wanting to lower the drinking age, the alcohol debate has been ignited once [...]
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