I am now co-writing this post with one of my fabulous teen writers, Shannon, who wants to go into journalism to bring you a more complete and interesting parent news round-up. Isn’t she awesome–she also made up some new categories for you.
VIDEOS OF THE WEEK
I often show videos like this to kids when talking about how they need to network, take care of themselves and present themselves especially for college interviews. I think it is also just really funny.
BREAKING NEWS
MSNBC: Drinking games prove deadly to college kids
MSNBC: Battle against teen smoking stalls, CDC says
NY Times: New Teen Health Worry: Energy in a Can
CNN: Myspace to join rivals in sharing log-ins
CNN: Teen Sex Slave: Woman retells her story
UPI Health News; Controlling parents linked to teen sex
Foxx News: Teen Accused of Strangling Girlfriend After Watching ‘Natural Born Killers’
Mercury News: Teen sues Teacher for calling her Ugly
ARTICLES OF INTEREST
Yahoo Tech: Waterproof Your Kid’s cellphone
NYTimes: Answers from Iraqi Teens
NYTimes: Friends, Friends With Benefits and the Benefits of the Local Mall
NYTimes: Safe Driving for Teens
Teen Trend Alert: with the rise of Twilight and vampire culture for teens, there is a new pilot coming out this TV season called Tru Blood about vampires. Here is one of their promos (I think they are really selling a drink now called Tru Blood for the show).
Yahoo News: Shia LaBeouf arrested for DUI
Yahoo News: ‘Gossip Girl’ will launch new racy promos
Independent: How to Tame a Teenage Tearaway
Fosters; Warning! Teen chatting
Newsweek: Teen Pregnancy, Hollywood Style
Study: Girls Feel Pressure to Grow-Up Fast
‘BROW RAISING
*This category was Shannon’s idea, but I think these stories are great to either forward on to your kids or get them talking in the car or at the dinner table.
AOL News: Eight foot long snake found in washing machine
AOL News: Men sentenced for setting friend’s crotch ablaze
Asylum: Man is Electrocuted while Urinating in Public
Asylum: Bad Tans and Scorching Sunburns–The Blistering Truth
Shannon’s Faves
Yahoo OMG: A Day in the Life of the Jonas Brothers
MSNBC: Styled in the slammer: Japan’s new fashion trend
YahooMovies: Dark Knight sets an amazing record
SportsFilter: Michelle Wie Disqualified for Scorecard Gaffe
Teen/Tween HeartThrobs-Through the Years
Vanessa’s Faves
Qvisory that is dedicated to helping young adults with their money, work, and health concerns.
Five Moms Stop Cough Medicine Abuse! I think this is a really important issue, that people do not usually address. I have heard many teens call it “Robotripping.”
Norton Cyber Smackdown Love this new challenge for kids to test their online safety smarts and a good way for parents to gauge how much their kids know…and don’t! You might want to check it out with them.
Cool Opportunity: My Beauty Camp and Retin-A Micro® Pump are teaming up with ELLEgirl.com to send four lucky girls on a 5-day trip to My Beauty camp in Santa Monica, CA. (free to enter too) enter here.
Just found the cutest blog by the Children’s Museum in Easton on a variety of topics ranging from the parenting world–rising gas prices, to the summer brain drain, to our Summer Drop-in Days, and they have research from what is being talked about in other parent blogs. Suggests many great activities and webpages for kids as well.
Books of the Week
A story of redemption and spiritual survival against the odds, French Pond Road features Anthony Catlin’s characteristic dead-on portrayals of people, young and old, living on hope and under the radar.Anthony Catlin is a writer, teacher and farmer living in New Hampshire.
Girls Inc. Presents: YOU’RE AMAZING! A No-Pressure Guide to Being Your Best Self by Claire Mysko In The Supergirl Dilemma, a recent report commissioned by Girls Incorporated, more than 1,000 girls in grades 3-12 shared stories of feeling increasing pressure to be perfect all of the time. YOU’RE AMAZING! A No-Pressure Guide to Being Your Best Self is the first guide to help girls give up the quest to be “super” and start celebrating what makes them amazing!
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