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Contents

1. Tools for Parenting Teens
2. Learn Their Lingo
3. Movie Reviews
4. Links to Learn From
5. A Little Encouragement…And Humor

1. Tools for Parenting Teens

From http://www.realworldparents.com/starters/

Known by Their Texts

If in the distant future some diligent historian were to uncover a letter or e-mail or series of text messages to or from your child, what would they learn from that snapshot? What would they conclude about your child’s character,…
Read More:
http://www.realworldparents.com/starters/article/known_by_their_texts/

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2. Learn Their Lingo

Scoop = (verb) to have sex with

Cheat Chain = When one kid copies answers from a smart kid in class, then another kid copies from him/her, and the someone copies off the kid who copied off the kid who copied from the smart kid, etc.

3. Movie Reviews for Parents

Tyler Perry’s “dramedies” are always packed with big worldview ideas. Even his crazy characters talk a lot about going to church and doing what the…
Read Review:
http://www.realworldparents.com/movies/review/madea_goes_to_jail/

Fans of cheerleading movies like “Bring It On” and the “High School Musical” series might be drawn to “Fired Up!” It is a teen cheerleading…
Read Review:
http://www.realworldparents.com/movies/review/fired_up/

4. Links to Learn From

Community Colleges Boom in Recession [ABC News]
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/story?id=6968514&page=1

Fake Tan Ban for Teens – should teens need doctor’s permission to tan? [Examiner.com]
http://www.examiner.com/x-2755-Boston-Teen-Issues-Examiner~y2009m2d28-Fake-Tan-Ban-for-Teens—should-teens-need-doctors-permission-to-tan

New Research Explores How Technology Drives Generation Gap [Barna Group]
http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/14-media/212-new-research-explores-how-technology-drives-generation-gap

Smoking, Drinking Should Matter in Movie Ratings [US News & World Report]
http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2009/03/03/smoking-drinking-should-matter-in-movie-ratings.html

5. A Little Encouragement…And Humor

If there is a 50-50 chance that something can go wrong, then 9 times out of ten it will.
- Paul Harvey