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Teens and Sexting

What is Sexting? Sexting is sending sexually explicit messages, pictures and/or video between cell phones. There can be legal consequences to sexting because a person can be charged with possession of child pornography and face criminal charges. Sexting can be a form of cyberbullying. Sexting statistics: Almost 40% of all teens have posted or sent sexually suggestive messages 29% of adolescents ages 14 to 24 years old that have admitted…
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June 5, 2013
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Deciphering Teens Text Messages

Here are just a few acronyms that teens are using in their texting. Don’t be afraid of looking at your teen’s text messages. %-} – Intoxicated :-? – Smoking a pipe 143 – I Love You 420 – Marijuana or smoking pot 459 – I love you 4YEO – For Your Eyes Only 53-X – Sex 8 – Oral sex 9 – means parents are watching AL – Age and…
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June 4, 2013
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Teens and Dares and Risky Behavior Part 2 of 2

Teenagers are continually bombarded and influenced by YouTube videos and social media showing dares and risky behaviors. These videos look like fun and they try to mimic or one-up what they see. They don’t think about the consequences of attempting these dares or dangerous behaviors. What can parents do? Watch these videos with your kids…it is easy to laugh at them…however, talk about the dangers involved in the stunts you…
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June 3, 2013
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Teens and Dares and Risky Behavior Part 1 of 2

Teenagers are influenced by YouTube videos and social media showing dares. These videos look like fun and they try to mimic or one-up what they see. They don’t think they will get hurt because the person in the video did not get hurt. The problem is, they often do get hurt and sometimes die. These videos get a lot of “hits” on the internet and go viral. The results: publicity,…
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June 2, 2013
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Synthetic Drugs

Recently a popular talk show hosted parents, teens and experts and discussed synthetic drugs. Synthetic Marijuana A story was shared about a Texas teen that almost died from using synthetic marijuana (also called K2 or Spice). This teen had a series of strokes and suffered brain damage, paralysis and blindness. She is slowly recovering. Do you want your teen to spend her teen years and beyond recovering and retraining their…
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June 1, 2013