I was recently accused of being a paranoid parent and not respecting my son’s privacy. I’m not going to lie. We do occasionally skim the kids room. I sometimes help them put away their laundry just to be nosy. We have tracking software on their computers (which I rarely check). We trust our kids, but […]
It’s prom season and you know what that means. Big money on beautiful gowns. Tuxedos. Flowers. Fancy dinner. Condoms.
Condoms?!?
Yes, condoms. At least for one school.
A school in Arizona has voted to put condoms in a goodie bag they will be handing out at prom. The bag will contain balloons, candy, pictures frames and condoms.
It’s widely […]
If you knew your child committed a crime would you turn him/her in to the police? That’s exactly what one mother did in Wisconsin. When she saw a news report with video footage of her son and his friends, she called the police. The boys robbed a man, stealing his cash and credit card. Then […]
By now you’ve probably seen the video of a group of teen girls viciously beating a classmate. The attackers videotaped the beating so they could put it on MySpace and YouTube. Police have released three minutes of the tape, but the attack lasted at least 30 minutes. Six girls attacked this teen girl while two […]
We have not had one snow day yet this winter and our kids are beginning to feel a little shafted. A storm is scheduled to come in over night and the weatherman just said that he predicts a 90% chance of school being canceled.
My kids are so determined to get a snow day out of […]
I seriously thought my son was going to bust with excitement and information tonight. Afterall, today was pretty much a trifecta as far as he is concerned - three MAJOR space related events happened in one day - the space shuttle landed safely, the lunar eclipse was visible from our yard, and the Navy was […]
In 2006 more than 100 children died and 39,000 were injured in all terrain vehicles (ATVs). Many of the fatalities were due to children riding adult-sized ATVs. Another major contributor was children driving too fast for the conditions. In many cases the children were not wearing helmets.
Consumer groups have been battling with the Consumer Product […]
Another news headline has got me really thinking again today. CNN reports that a Maine Middle School is offering birth control pills to girls as young as 11. Here are some of the questions racing through my head:
Are there really girls that young having consensual sex on a regular basis?
Most 11 year olds I know […]
MRSA, also known as the SuperBug, is an infection with a strain of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria that is resistant to antibiotics known as beta-lactams. These antibiotics include methicillin, amoxicillin, and penicillin. The number of MRSA related deaths is on the rise and has even been the cause for […]
I normally don’t do a lot of speedlinking, but there are quite a few really good topics being discussed on some of my favorite sites right now and I wanted to share them with you.
Somehow I missed this well done post from Linda Moran on the HPV vaccine. Angela also makes some important points in […]
Parenting Tweens & Teens. Been there, done that.
Written by Charlene Polanosky , and Christine Young for b5media.
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