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BULLYING IN MASSACHUSETTS

It's a start: WBUR.org reports that Massachusetts has passed a bill that will require all schools to develop anti-bullying plans by year-end.

 

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation tells us that 25 million kids and teens are overweight or obese.

 The Foundation recommends reading an important series about this topic posted on washingtonpost.com
  A new study has found a link between adolescent obesity and stress.

 

DOES YOUR CHILD HAVE A BRAIN?

 The Partnership for a Drug Free America has just released an interactive "tool" to decode the teenage brain. It  helps explain why our teens do what they do.

 This is a great site for background, tools, links and other information to help us raise our kids. We recommend you visit this new section: www.drugfree.org/teenbrain.

  

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Parenting Teens Resource Network (PTRN) is your source for everything to do with raising and understanding teenagers. Find in-depth information by clicking on a Parenting Topic on the left. Don't miss our newest section, ASK AN EXPERT. You send us a question which be answered by one of our four leading experts in adolescent behavior. We will post the questions and answers so that everyone can benefit. You may ask questions anonymously. Visit us often for new articles and resources. PTRN is a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organization.

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PARENTING NEWS FROM AROUND THE WEB:

This is the article you may have heard about: "A Mother's Loss, A Daughter's Story" by Robin Pogredin (New York Times, April 21,2010). Even if you don't have a child with an eating disorder, you will benefit from reading this article. Also visit http://somedaymelissa.com.

TROLLING What is it and why should you know about it?

Are we taking bullying seriously enough? Watch the episode on bullying from the Today Show, March 31, 2010.

Here is another Today Show episode on bullying in middle school.

Although it was first published in 2006, "From Binge to Blackout" may be even more important today. Binge drinking has reached epidemic proportions, especially in college. But mother and son authors Chris Volkmann & Toren Volkman show us how it begins.

Read Sandy Banks's column in the February 6, 2010 Los Angeles Times: Abstinence Isn't Enough.

The choking game is not just a U.S. problem. Read this Time magazine article: A Dangerous Pastime for Teens: The Choking Game by William Lee Adams.

According to the FDA (Food and Drug Administration), it will now allow 17-year-old women to purchase the Plan B (morning after pill) in pharmacies. Prior to this, women had to be at least 18-years-old to buy the emergency contraception drug. more...

Our friends at Safe Teen Driving Club brought this video to our attention. Watch what your new drivers are doing when you're not in the car with them--it's a reality check: msnbc.com

Sallie Mae, the largest student loan company in the United States, offers the Education Investment Planner, which is a big help in determining the future cost of your child's education.

Do you know where your nail polish is? Check out this story on the Connect With Kids web site.

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