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4 Ways to Jump Start Your Work Out Routine

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Sara Samuel is a 16 year old girl who goes to boarding school in New Jersey. In the future, she would love to travel, have a book published, and get into college. She does not enjoy soy products, waiting, and Physics.

If you are not an Olympic athlete or intense body builder, it’s probable that you don’t enjoy exercising. The idea of sweating, awkwardly grunting, and deliberately making yourself almost pass out is not an attractive prospect. But in spite of all that, it’s incredibly important that you get out and exercise, especially as a teenager. Still, keeping motivated and actually getting out that door to go for a run is not a simple task. Here are 5 ways to motivate yourself and stay focused on your fitness goals:

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5 Things Parents Should Know About ChatRoulette

by Vanessa Van Petten

If you are a parent you should have heard about ChatRoulette. To be honest, when I used to speak to parent groups I often explained that kids do not want to go online and meet strangers. The stranger-danger and predator issue was a bigger problem at the start of the web.

I would explain that kids want to go online mainly for the following reasons:

-To play games

-To chat with friends

-To share pictures with their friends

-To watch funny and entertaining videos

-To do homework.

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5 Tips for Families Preventing Obesity [Guest Post]

March 14, 2010

This guest post is by Freeman Michaels, www.servicetoself.com

Childhood obesity is a hot political topic these days – and that scares me. I just keep thinking about the last hot political crisis related to kids, the education crisis. Remembering the “No Child Left Behind” debacle concerns me. A few weeks ago President Obama talked about childhood obesity in his State of The Union Address. Last month, a special government task force came out with new guidelines and recommendations to combat childhood obesity. Finger pointing has already started on both sides of the political isle. I am afraid that we are headed down another slippery political slope that may truly make matters worse. In my opinion politicizing this issue will not do anything to change the trend – it is only when we personalize the issue that the tide will really begin to turn. This is NOT a childhood obesity crisis this is a FAMILY obesity crisis. Even thin parents, with thin children, must begin to look at their choices to determine what is healthy and what is unhealthy in their lives.

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What are teens reading?

March 13, 2010

Aimee is from West Chester, PA, and she is 15 years old. She has a passion for figure skating, ballet and playing the piano. She loves challenges and aspires to be a lawyer when she is older.

Contrary to what most adults believe, teens actually do read for fun. Personally I love to read, and will read anything that is put in front of me. A lot of my friends also adore reading. For this article, I asked my friends what books were their favorites and which books they would recommend to other teens.

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3-12-2010: Articles for Parents This Week

March 12, 2010

Hello Readers,

We were in New York Area this week, we saw many of you at our public events, thanks for coming!

College Interns: We Are Offering College Internships

March 11, 2010

Hi!

We have some amazing teen interns, and we are always accepting applications for our teen internships, but we are now having many of our teen interns graduating High School and moving on to college! We also get applicants all the time who are in their early 20’s but still want to have a chance at the internships! We have now partnered with an amazing company that promotes safe sex and some other amazing pro-teen projects to build a college internship!

If you are 18 or older and want to apply to work with us and the IT Internship, check out this page:

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College: A Major Decision

March 9, 2010

Ajibike is a 17-year-old from Monroe, Louisiana. She enjoys watching Novak Djokovic play tennis, playing tennis and golf in imitation of the pros, devouring books, starting her own novels, and dreaming about medical school.

Webster’s dictionary states that college is: “an institution of higher learning, esp. one providing a general or liberal arts education rather than technical or professional training.” The more practical definition of college is as follows: “an institution of supposed higher learning at which college students learn to multi-task between parties and finals, students are stressed out beyond measure, an all-encompassing concept that scares high school students into joining every club at their schools in order to resume build.” That, my friends, is college.

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Teaching Teen Girls: 5 Signs A Guy Is Only Interested in Sex

March 8, 2010

How do parents teach their teen daughter that they have to learn whether or not a guy is only interested in sex? It is important dating lesson, one that teens are learning earlier and earlier.

Here are a few tips I like to give teen girls when they start thinking about boys and dating:

1) Actions Speak Louder Than Words

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How Can I Possibly Get My Child to Stop Drinking Soda [Guest Post]

March 7, 2010

This guest post is by Dr. Nancy Irven who is the author of the book, “Please Don’t Eat The Wallpaper! The Teenager’s Guide to Avoiding Trans Fats, Enriched Wheat and High Fructose Corn Syrup” www.pleasedonteatthewallpaper.com

One of the most common questions I am asked by parents is; “How can I possibly get my child to stop drinking soda? What alternatives might he/she accept?”

This problem really has two parts.

Does the child understand why sodas are bad for them?
What can they replace them with?

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You Are Who You Are

March 6, 2010

Maria is a 15 year old from England. She watches lots of tv and dreams of world peace and for everyone to have happiness and lotsa lotsa lotsa lurrvee…

Time flies. One minute we’re in diapers, the only worry on our list is food, the next minute we’re all grown up and wanting to do things our own way. Our views of ourselves begin to change and we stress over what other people think of us.

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