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Teens Feeling Pressure to “Grow Up” and Reveal Intimate Details Due to Social Networking According to McAfee Study
Mon, 21 May 2012 05:00:00 -0700
Teenagers’ personal relationships and social interactions are becoming increasingly influenced by the Internet and social networks, according to an online teen dating survey from McAfee, the world’s largest dedicated security technology company.
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From shoplifter to role model: how one teen turned her life around
Mon, 21 May 2012 13:09:38 -0700
Caitlynn Stranger got away from crime and into a canoe, becoming a leader for other young people along the way
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What the cuss are kids learning from books?
Fri, 18 May 2012 13:52:58 -0700
A new study out of Brigham Young University shows that teen novels contain a lot of foul language. More than you might imagine. Sarah Coyne, who teaches in BYU’s School of Family Life, found that the top 40 books on the adolescent bestsellers list averaged 38 instances of profanity and that 88 percent of the books contained at least one instance of profanity. She found that there are an average ...
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Keeping the library relevant for teens
Sun, 20 May 2012 00:12:12 -0700
If I'd not phoned Samantha Marker at the Mount Laurel Library, I might never have known this is National Zombie Appreciation Month.
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Dark and edgy reading
Sat, 19 May 2012 21:23:20 -0700
Not too many years ago Harry Potter had fans obsessively reading long into the night. Now kids are losing sleep because of The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins.
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New Study Shows Rise in Teen Diabetes, Heart Disease Risk
Mon, 21 May 2012 20:15:56 -0700
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - A new study shows alarming statistics about the health of many U.S. teenagers. Since 2000, the rate of kids with diabetes and pre-diabetes nearly tripled from 9% to 23%. One of four kids ages 12 to 19 have two or more risk factors for heart disease.
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Teen talk: Teens on Obama, texting and driving, and boy bands
Wed, 16 May 2012 04:58:58 -0700
Panel of 15 weighs in on texting, boy bands
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Darien kids’ risky behaviors on the rise
Mon, 21 May 2012 06:27:46 -0700
Taking risks might be appealing in some facets of life, but when it comes to the health and well-being of children, few things are as frowned upon. But that doesn't stop many young Darienites from taking those risks.
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Identity theft: Kids’ new nightmare
Sun, 20 May 2012 00:41:18 -0700
She wasn’t old enough to see a PG-13 movie on her own, but Lamiqua Nowell already owed local utility companies thousands in unpaid bills.
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Studies Show Overweight Teens Have Heart Disease Risk
Mon, 21 May 2012 11:21:39 -0700
Two new studies out this week support why its important for parents to watch their children's weight, especially in the pre-teen and teen years.
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