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Fitness devices can help us learn about our collective health

June 25, 2015

Basis Peak exercise watch By Larry Magid An increasing number of people are quantifying their lives, especially when it comes to fitness. For example, according to my Basis

Seven good smartphone security habits

March 18, 2015

by Monica Vila: As we load up our smartphones and tablets with more and more personal information, it’s time to get serious about mobile security. Despite the proliferation

Warren Blumenfeld: The Hunger Games as metaphor for youth oppression & resistance

December 12, 2014

Guest post by Warren Blumenfeld I believe one of the litmus tests by which a society can be judged is the ways it treats its young people, for this opens a window projecting

Digital & social: A teen’s perspective on parenting

December 7, 2014

Guest post by Jason Brand This guest post by family therapist Jason Brand is a composite of many teens’ views and experiences, those expressed in family and individual

About our strange way of understanding teen sexting

October 17, 2014

Guest post by Nina Funnell Based on her many thoughtful conversations with youth and adults about sexting over several years, Australian researcher and author Nina Funnell

Kris Gowen: Teens on social media’s impact on relationships: Survey

January 23, 2014

by Kris Gowen The Teen Advisory Board (TAB) for My Future-My Choice, a peer-led sexuality education curriculum developed in Oregon, conducts a survey every year to gain

Justin Patchin: Holding parents responsible for their child’s bullying

June 18, 2013

Guest post by Justin W. Patchin Justin Patchin Without a doubt, parents have a duty to do their part to ensure that their kids do not bully others. They need to regularly

Dave Taylor: The Internet doesn’t have a delete key

May 23, 2013

Dave Taylor (Source: AskDaveTaylor.com) by Dave Taylor It’s something that I hear from teens all the time, the refrain that “it’s cool, I can just delete it

Mike Males: Looking for FACTS in the news of UK teen sexting

March 24, 2011

YouthFacts.org exposes the “problem inflation” reporting about and disrespect for youth in the Daily Mail’s recent story on UK teen

Hemanshu Nigam: Scammers don’t need your charity!

March 10, 2010

By Hemanshu Nigam “OH MY GOD! That is SO sad!,” you say as you watch the tragic news on TV or read through the articles you find on Google News or MSNBC.com about

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