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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
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ADHD, ODD and Conduct Disorder Co-existing Conditions

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released their Mental Health Surveillance Among Children – United States 2005-2011 report on May 17, 2013. The report indicated that ADHD, ODD and Conduct Disorder are behavior disorders that often co-exist together. ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is defined as someone experiencing significant difficulties with inattentiveness or hyperactivity and impulsive behavior or a combination of the two. ADHD affects all aspects of…
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May 31, 2013
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Teens Struggle with Mental Illness

On May 17, 2013, the LA Times published an article about the increase in mental illness among adolescents. Author Melissa Leary stated, “Between 2005 and 2010, roughly 2 million American adolescents between 12 and 17 acknowledged that for more than half of the previous month, they routinely had felt sad, angry, disconnected, stressed out, unloved or possibly willing to hurt themselves -- or others. It should come as no surprise,…
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May 30, 2013