*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on Laboratory Equipment. Drinking highly caffeinated alcoholic beverages triggers changes in the adolescent brain similar to taking cocaine, and the consequences last into adulthood as an altered ability to deal with rewarding substances, according to a Purdue University study. Richard van Rijn, an assistant professor of medicinal…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on Investor’s Business Daily. A survey of U.S. teenagers by Piper Jaffray finds that young people are excited about Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone 7 and interested in new Fitbit (FIT) activity trackers, but think GoPro (GPRO) action cameras are yesterday’s news. In the firm’s 32nd semiannual survey of teens about brand preferences…
We’re miles apart connected through cell phones, but the smile I feel in her voice sinks into my bones. With me, through moves across the country, career changes, moments when I was feeling sorry for myself, and times I needed to celebrate, Sibyl always had the words that hit the spot. She’s never shied…
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*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on Adweek. Snapchat’s growth as the preferred social platform for teenagers continues to outpace other social platforms, and it’s cutting into Facebook usage. According to investment firm Piper Jaffray’s new “Taking Stock With Teens” report, 80 percent of teens use Snapchat at least once a…
Dear parent of a pre-teen or teen—the competition has started. Whether you can recognize it yet or not, you’ve started to compete with another voice influencing your teen. It’s not the voice of their peers (though certainly they’re influential, too). It’s not their teachers or coaches. It’s your child’s inner voice, and…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on PsychCentral. The teenage years are a time of change for both young people and parents as an adolescent experiences physical, mental, emotional, and social transformations. Transition from a child to a young adult is accompanied by a teens’ desire to increase independence from parents as…
At what age do you start caring about likes? It’s younger than you think. My daughter was 8 the first time she asked me about them. I had posted a photo of her on Instagram. The next morning she came downstairs and immediately said, “Dad, how many likes did that photo of me get?” In…
Trending Today on Twitter – 10/14/16 1. #WomenWhoVoteTrump 2. #NationalDessertDay 3. #RIPJournalism 4. #LostMyInnocenceWhen 5. #fridayreads 6. Burning Down the House 7. Alolan Muk 8. Great Barrier Reef 9. Jingle BAM 10. Ray Tensing Source: Twitter Trending Searches Today on Google – 10/14/16 1. Dodgers 2. Denver Broncos 3. Bob Dylan 4. Rogue One 5….
Carlos Whittaker gives a practical way to invite other adults to speak into the lives of your kids at critical times. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcHgYqzYxtA] OTHER PARENTING HACKS Date Your Kid’s Desires Change the Wi-Fi Password Source: The Parent Cue