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15 May 12 - Kids And Teens Your Family News
Parents beware: Teens need to go no farther than the family medicine cabinet ...
Both officers say the increase in teen substance abuse (along with the creativity teens exhibit in their substances of choice) is alarming.
How to take great pictures of your kids while traveling
It's every mom's frustration at least once on a family trip. The moment she had planned and looked forward to for months seems ruined because the kids won't stand still or even look at the camera for a picture. What she dreamed of in her head as the ...
Family travel: Entertaining kids on the road
Here are some suggestions, oriented to age groups, to make your road trip memorable for all the right reasons. TWEENS AND TEENS: •Talk with them. Get the conversation going by telling tales of your childhood. Kids love to hear about their parents at ...
Traveling with kids: How to entertain them on the road
Share music. Music really can soothe the soul. Ask your teens to share songs from their personal iPods or MP3 players that the family might like. Use your car's stereo system or tote a portable speaker. >> Vary the seating . After miles on the road, ...
Keeping your child away from porn
Kids access the Web in lots of ways beyond the family computer. A recent report from the Pew Research Center, focused on teens shows that nearly half have accessed the Web on a smartphone in the last 30 days-and a small but measurable number did so ...
Preparing kids for the teen years
LAYING solid foundations before children reach puberty pays dividends for the future. Teenagers get a lot of bad press.
Parenting Gay Kids
On May 21, the coalition will host a free workshop for the families of LGBT youth. Called "Loving Your Gay Teen," the event will offer "a safe and supportive area for parents to voice their concerns, as well as helpful information regarding the health, ...
Parents just say no to college tuition
As we're told on airplanes before every takeoff: In case of emergency, put on your own oxygen mask first, and only then help out your kids. But even among those with the financial wherewithal to pay for their kids' college, there are some who just ...
Kids and antibiotics
If lowering blood pressure and reducing cancer and heart disease risk isn't incentive enough, consider this: Dishing up dinner will improve your family ties; boost your kids' health, self-esteem and grades; and rev up your love life.
EKGs for Athletic Kids: Protecting the Young at Heart
The center was founded by the family of Matthew J. Morahan, who died suddenly in 2009 at age 30, and since 2010 it has done EKGs on about 1500 children and teenagers. None of the 42 youngsters screened last Saturday had a serious enough heart problem ...
Preparing kids for the teen years
By Fiona Baker First published: May 13th, 2012 Teenagers get a lot of bad press. Parents of younger kids are always warned, "Just you wait until they reach their teens." So for all those mums and dads with kids on the precipice of adolescence, ...
The Frugal Traveler: Making the most of family vacations
By MYSCHA THERIAULT After handling the logistical hurdles of flying with children, perfecting your family packing system and searching out the best bargains available, the main objective is to start having fun once you get where you're going.
Mother kills 4 children, herself in Florida shooting
A mother killed her four children Tuesday, calling three of them back into her home to fatally shoot them before turning a gun on herself, police said.
Mother kills 4 children, herself in Florida shooting
A mother killed her four children Tuesday morning, calling three of them back into her home to fatally shoot them before turning a gun on herself, according to investigators here.
Doctors' Due Diligence: Measuring Kids' Blood Pressure
One third of children and teenagers are now overweight or obese. And researchers forecast as many as half of our nation's population could be obese - not overweight but obese - by 2030.
Experts: Anti-gay bullying is much different, and much worse | VIDEOS
Gary Takesian, director of the acclaimed anti-bullying documentary “Teach Your Children Well,” told an audience Monday night at St. Paul's Cathedral in Hillcrest that anti-gay bullying is the worst form of bullying.
Spooky or Jokey? 10 Favorite YA Fantasies
I would probably say that any good fantasy -- for kids, for teens, or for adults -- combines elements of both light whimsy and dark dread.
4 ways to keep track of your teens, and their smartphones
by ANN SHERIDAN / NewsChannel 36 CHARLOTTE, NC -- They're secret messages, sent late at night—messages parents never see because your teenagers have an app for that. “It was sext talk,” said one mother who cracked the code--her teenager was sexting.
Why Treatment Is Critical for Youth With Mental Illness
The father said he had exhausted all avenues trying to get help for his son, and it was tearing his family apart. Childhood is supposed to be a time of curiosity, learning and growth.
WINK investigation looks into safety of teen diet pills
The pills cost $70 a bottle. Teens with IDs can buy them, just as they would any over-the-counter pill. A Gentech specialist at Edison Mall said they sell about 100 bottles each month, nearly all to parents buying for their children.
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