Parents beware - there is a site that is increasing in popularity that is encouraging girls as young as 9 to embrace plastic surgery and extreme dieting in the search for the perfect figure. The game already has over 200.000 registered members in the U.S, and 1.2 million subscribers on a French version of the […]

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According to an article appearing on the Telegraph.co.uk:
The demise of the traditional family is breeding a generation of children who are increasingly relying on teachers to become surrogate parents, a prominent education leader warned yesterday.
Thousands of children lacked basic social skills, said John Dunford, the general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders.
Many […]

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Grab the award winning book, “Bonding While Learning,” to instill a love of reading in your children while teaching them to read and write.
To celebrate Valentine’s Day, “Bonding While Learning’s” publisher is offering the new eBook edition as a free download between February 13th and March 5th.
Get them while they are free!

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Microsoft wants parents of teens to know - parents play a critical role for teens when it comes to what they can and cannot do online.
According to the results of an online survey of 501 teenagers attending seventh through tenth grade, conducted by KRC Research on behalf of Microsoft Corporation:
Fewer teens expect punishment for illegal use […]

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A new study from Brigham Young University indicates that children still need the influence of their parents after they leave home to attend college.
The study, conducted by family scientist, Laura Walker,  found that parents’ knowledge or awareness of what’s going on in their child’s life at college is associated with fewer risky behaviors such as:

drugs
alcohol
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