Tag: Teens

Fort Worth City Councilman Joel Burns reaches out to GLBT teens with a personal story and a message of hope.

Teens and the dangers of distracted driving, how do you get your teen's attention when you are teaching the dangers of distracted driving? You know how teenagers can tune you out and this lesson is too important to let them ignore. more...

Its not just food and the lack of exercise that contribute to obesity.
We know that genetics play a factor, as does sleep, or lack thereof. A study done by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) in 2008 showed that irregular sleep patterns contribute to obesity, and research presented this week at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies came to a similar conclusion: sleep deprivation is tied to a higher body mass index (BMI), one of the markers of obesity.

(NAPSI)-Recent research shows that setting house rules for teen drivers could help them steer clear of car crashes when it's done constructively.

In fact, teens who say their parents establish rules and pay attention to their activities in a helpful, supportive way are half as likely to be in a crash. According to research from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and State Farm®, it's important for parents to communicate with teens that the rules are in place to keep them safe--not in order to control them.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Karen Cordova, a 17-year-old high school student and part-time supermarket cashier, admits she sometimes texts friends while driving home from work late at night, lonely and bored.

The Arizona teenager knows it's illegal in Phoenix and dangerous. She once almost drifted into oncoming traffic while looking at her phone.

But would a nationwide ban stop Cordova and her friends from texting in their cars? No way, she said.

"Nobody is going to listen," Cordova said.

Traveling overseas with your teenage children may be easier to do than with young children. However, teens have their own challenges. Granted, they may be more capable of taking care of themselves than younger siblings, yet they still may not consider the consequences of their actions.