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Settling for Less

All people long to be loved, whether they acknowledge it or not. Unfortunately many men and women, coming from hurtful past relationships with their family or significant others find themselves so desperate for attention and affection that they stoop...

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Support Healthy Decision Making

According to last month's CDC National Centers for Health Statistics report, over 50% of teens have not engaged in sexual activity. This statistic is prime evidence pointing to the reality that not everyone is "doing it". Sexual...

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Recalculating a Mindset of Consumption

When was the last time you told your child "no" when they asked for something in the store, or advised him or her to wait before clicking the "purchase" button? As parents of teens with over  $258 billion a year in disposable income, what can we do...

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Summer Slang

Do you feel equipped to understand your teens' vernacular? Netsanity published an excellent infographic that categorizes current teen slang into three categories: "Fun and Harmless," "Keep an Eye On" and "Warning Flags." Below you will find a...

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What is Snap Map?

Law enforcement and safety activists were quick to acknowledge the dangers of Snapchat's new app function, Snap Map. This new tool allows users to share their location in real time, giving other users permission to track their whereabouts. "We've...

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Casual Sex vs. Monogamy

An article by the Institute for Family Studies sheds light on the perceived notion that young people think that casual sex is the norm. After interviewing a series of working-class young adults, the author found that many believe people are too...

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How to Begin Parenting the Internet Generation

Research published by the University of Alberta reported about 90 percent of boys and 70% of girls, ages 13 to 14, have accessed porn at least once. Researchers also discovered 35% of boys reported viewing porn online "too many times to count."...

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Tips on Teaching Your Kids About Sex

Our culture paints a tremendously tainted version of sexuality. Blaring messages thrown around on TV, social media, and billboards must be challenged and confronted in the home. Our culture is not ashamed to talk about sexuality; therefore,...

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Peer Pressure: Start the Conversation

The term peer pressure is used so frequently in our culture that many of us gloss over the phrase. Parents may assume their children are already aware of peer pressure and they have heard all the messages: Just...

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Anti-Teen Suicide Campaign: 13 Reasons Why Not

The Netflix original series 13 Reasons Why has contributed to nationwide debates as many individuals have voiced concern over whether the show promotes teen suicide. When the Academic Dean of Oxford High School, Pam Fine, discovered the show was...

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