Links To Learn From

- Backseat Writer: A blog from a Christian writer and counselor who is in touch with the culture and media teens are living in
http://www.backseatwriter.com/

- Ten Things We Should Never Say to Kids [download this free book from Jim Hancock, co-author of The Parent's Guide to Helping Teenagers in Crisis]
http://thetinycompanycalledme.com/1573/25301.html

- Love is Respect [check out this video a teen girl made to raise awareness about dating abuse...the other videos on this page may be an interesting peek into your teen's culture, too.]
http://www.seventeen.com/fun-stuff/video-hub/

- Spring Break--Should You Let Your Teen Go?
http://www.daily-journal.com/archives/dj/display.php?id=416588

Learn Their Lingo

...Some slang and texting lingo for you to understand

- lick = 1. To fire up or fire shots; to commence. "Da boi was charged up wit adrenalin'--licked 3 shots in the head and did him in..." 2. drunk or high "I'm licked Dogg."

- lock up = To fight. "You keep talkin' smack and we're gonna have to lock up."

- HAK = Hugs And Kisses (An acronym or text message used in online chat, IM, e-mail, blogs, or newsgroup postings.)

Random things you may not have heard about

- Online Games by the Hundreds, with Tie-Ins
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/18/business/media/

- STDs Still a Threat to Many Teens
http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bal-to.reimer18mar18,0,4134718.column

- High School Confidential [a new documentary TV show]
http://highschool.wetv.com/show.html

Learn Their Lingo

...Some slang and texting lingo for you to speak (or at least understand)

- I'm straight = To declare that you are all right in your current state of being, as if to say, "I'm cool," or "I'm good already."

- DWB = Don't Write Back [An acronym or text message used in online chat, IM, e-mail, blogs, or newsgroup postings.]

Teen Violence: perception vs. reality

Fewer Youths Jump Behind The Wheel @ 16

Sneaky gadget reads deleted text messages

Teen Trend Prediction for 2008

Texting and Slang Lingo

This link will allow you to download a Word document with a few texting and slang lingo that i have researched and heard students using. Some of them are offensive. Please understand that my intent in making you aware is so that in the off chance you see or hear the lingo you can decipher the true meaning.

Teen Girls Confess Their Worst Deeds

Generation Google: A Talk With Todays Teens

3 Things Parents Need To Tell Their Blogging Teens

Two Million Minutes Until High School Graduation

Spitzer Scandal Tricky For Parents

Passion of the Christ

Sr. High Students will be remembering what Jesus has done for us and preparing our hearts for Easter by watching The Passion. This Saturday eve, 7:30 – 10:30, Stockberger’s

Teen Relationships

Parents Urged To Go Beyond "Big Talk" About Sex

Text Generation Gap: UR 2 Old

Links To Learn From

1. LINKS TO LEARN FROM

- Meals Matter: March is National Nutrition Month. Find out how you can help your teen eat healthier foods
http://www.mealsmatter.org/CookingForFamily/Planning/article.aspx?articleId=41

- Inside the Teenage Brain: How Science May Help Explain the Mysteries of the Teen Years
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/teenbrain/



2. INSIDE YOUR TEEN'S WORLD
...Random things you may not have heard about...

- Watch Your Mouth! Teens Casually Cuss a Bluer Streak Than Ever. Can They Stop Themselves?
http://www.sacbee.com/107/story/727392.html

- Peeking Inside the Mind of the Boy Dating Your Daughter
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/24/weekinreview/24parker.html?_r=2



3. LEARN THEIR LINGO
...Some slang and texting lingo for you to speak (or at least understand)

- five on it = Term used to imply that the person either has a nickel bag of weed to contribute, or is willing to pitch in five dollars toward the purchase of marijuana.

- givin' up the gold = When a female gives up her virginity before the right time, usually before marriage. "Girl, why you given up the gold... you gonna be bankrupt later!"

- HHOK = Ha Ha, Only Kidding (An acronym or text message used in online chat, IM, e-mail, blogs, or newsgroup postings.)




5. A LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT...AND HUMOR

"When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years."
~ Mark Twain