Links to Learn From

- VA Schools Teach 'Net Safety Lessons
http://ap.google.com/article/

- Study Ties Bedroom TV to Unhealthy Habits in Teens
http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSN0439129420080407

- Family as Solution to Underage Drinking
http://www.moberlymonitor.com/articles/2008/04/08/news/news1.txt

- Panel Allows Parents Glimpse of Teenage Minds
http://www.thestamfordtimes.com/stamford_templates/stamford_story/

Professor: Profit Motives Behind Sexualization of 'Tween Girls

Writing, Technology and Teens

Former beauty queen speaks about acceptance and purpose at ENC

Educating Parents Nationwide About Choosing Appropriate Video Games For Their Children and Families

Teens Turn Deaf Ear To Risk of MP3 Players

Biblical appeal: Palmer Lake company flaunts Christian themes on clothing

Students of Virginity

Trusting Teenage Girls: What Americans Can Learn From HBO's Dr. Paul Weston

Learn Student Lingo

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

- Mack = 1. v. To steal or take advantage of. "Yo... free pizza? I'm going to mack on some of that!" 2. To make a pass at someone or try to get sexual favor. Male flirting. "Quit mackin' on them bootsie-lookin hoochies over there!" 3. n. Someone who "macks." See "playa." "Check out Jesse over there with them chassies... he thinks he's the mack!"

- IHU = I Hear You (An acronym or text message used in online chat, IM, e-mail, blogs, or newsgroup postings.)

INSIDE YOUR TEEN'S WORLD

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

Seventeen Magazine's "Jess's Body Peace Blog" answers teen questions about their bodies
http://www.seventeen.com/health-sex-fitness/body-types/body-peace-blog/

• At this link there are many questions that students have asked Seventeen Magazine "Body Peace Expert". This is a look into the culture of our students.
  

Latest Teen Hangout: The Nearest Gym
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/yourmoney/chi-gym-hangout-bd23mar23,1,342659

Links To Learn From

- Are Your Teens Happy?
http://ypulse.com/archives/2008/03/happy_teens_buy.php

- Talk to Teens
http://www.familytlc.net/talk_to_teens.html

- Teach Your Child How to Handle Money
http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=4521961&page=1

- Teens Face Tough Market for Summer Jobs
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23694320/

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