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Dieting Fads

Dieting fads have existed for years. However, some teens have taken dieting to an unhealthy extreme. We all have heard about anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Anorexia nervosa is a serious eating disorder primarily of young women in their teens and early twenties that is characterized especially by a pathological fear of weight gain leading to faulty eating patterns, malnutrition and usually excessive weight loss according the Medical portion of Merriam-Webster.com.…
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June 23, 2013
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Positive and Negative Authority

What is authority? Authority, as defined by Wikipedia, is the power or right to give orders, make decisions and enforce obedience; the right to act in a specified way, delegated from one person or organization to another. Positive authority is earned or given. For example: a teen is elected President of the Student Body at school or a teen demonstrates an ability to fix computers. This is legitimate positive authority.…
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June 22, 2013
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Young Males Aspire to Macho Image

Many studies have shown that the media including television ads, magazines, video games and social networks affect how young men view themselves. The media is defining body image for young men. Macho, in English means the sense of being manly according to Wikipedia. It is a masculine term. A general definition includes: bravery, virility, manliness, courage, strength, leadership, perfect physical body, sexually appealing, muscular, etc. Who are these heroes of…
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June 21, 2013
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Are You an Overprotective Parent?

Are you one of those parents that fight their kid’s battles for them? Do you attack the school, the other student, the other student’s family or maybe your own child? Do you blame others when your child or teenager has a problem? Do your rescue or enable your child or teenager? If so, then you are an overprotective parent. Some of the effects of being an overprotective parent can be…
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June 20, 2013
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How To Talk To Your Kids About Sexual Abuse – Inappropriate Touching Part 3 of 3

Child Sexual Abuse or Sexual Violence is any sexual act that committed against a person’s will. The sexual act can include rape, verbal sexual harassment, threats of sexual violence, unwanted touching, exhibitionism, unwanted exposure to pornography, taking nude pictures of a person without their consent or knowledge, attempts at a sex act and non-contact sexual behavior. Parents need to talk to their kids about sexual abuse and it needs to…
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June 19, 2013