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  • Take Teen Depression Seriously

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    AC_FL_RunContent( ‘codebase’,’http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0′,’width’,’320′,’height’,’295′,’id’,’/media/tipsheet-videoplayer/videoplayer-tipsheet’,’align’,’middle’,’src’,’/media/tipsheet-videoplayer/videoplayer-tipsheet’,’quality’,’high’,’bgcolor’,’#ffffff’,’name’,’/media/tipsheet-videoplayer/videoplayer-tipsheet’,’pluginspage’,’http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer’,’flashvars’,’videoFile=http://www.cwkn.net/tip_vids/100630_depression.flv’,’movie’,’/media/tipsheet-videoplayer/videoplayer-tipsheet’ ); //end AC code “Talking about it will not make it happen. It’ll allow you to have a conversation with your child and hopefully gauge- is this a passing fantasy about getting out of something that’s mildly uncomfortable, but that they’re not seriously contemplating or is this some kind of expression of real […]

  • Portion Distortion

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    AC_FL_RunContent( ‘codebase’,’http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0′,’width’,’320′,’height’,’295′,’id’,’/media/tipsheet-videoplayer/videoplayer-tipsheet’,’align’,’middle’,’src’,’/media/tipsheet-videoplayer/videoplayer-tipsheet’,’quality’,’high’,’bgcolor’,’#ffffff’,’name’,’/media/tipsheet-videoplayer/videoplayer-tipsheet’,’pluginspage’,’http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer’,’flashvars’,’videoFile=http://www.cwkn.net/tip_vids/100707_portions.flv’,’movie’,’/media/tipsheet-videoplayer/videoplayer-tipsheet’ ); //end AC code “The size of the plate actually has something to do with the perception of how much food you’re going to intake – so the larger the plate, the more food that’s put on it, and the more you want to tend to eat.” – Dr. Lonny Horowitz We’re all […]

  • Kids on Board: Flying Alone

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    AC_FL_RunContent( ‘codebase’,’http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0′,’width’,’320′,’height’,’295′,’id’,’/media/tipsheet-videoplayer/videoplayer-tipsheet’,’align’,’middle’,’src’,’/media/tipsheet-videoplayer/videoplayer-tipsheet’,’quality’,’high’,’bgcolor’,’#ffffff’,’name’,’/media/tipsheet-videoplayer/videoplayer-tipsheet’,’pluginspage’,’http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer’,’flashvars’,’videoFile=http://www.cwkn.net/tip_vids/100707_flying.flv’,’movie’,’/media/tipsheet-videoplayer/videoplayer-tipsheet’ ); //end AC code “Is she going to be okay? Are they really going to keep an eye on her?” – Kimberly, Mother For some families, putting kids on a plane without a parent along is part of the travel plan. Most airlines charge between $75 to $100 each way to escort a […]

  • Why Do Adults Condone Underage Drinking?

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    AC_FL_RunContent( ‘codebase’,’http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0′,’width’,’320′,’height’,’295′,’id’,’/media/tipsheet-videoplayer/videoplayer-tipsheet’,’align’,’middle’,’src’,’/media/tipsheet-videoplayer/videoplayer-tipsheet’,’quality’,’high’,’bgcolor’,’#ffffff’,’name’,’/media/tipsheet-videoplayer/videoplayer-tipsheet’,’pluginspage’,’http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer’,’flashvars’,’videoFile=http://www.cwkn.net/tip_vids/100707_drinking.flv’,’movie’,’/media/tipsheet-videoplayer/videoplayer-tipsheet’ ); //end AC code “It’s kind of like [parents] open the door as soon as you get to the party, and they have a bowl to the side where they take your keys before you even start drinking.” – Cameron, Age 19 Earlier this summer, two Harvard Medical School professors were arrested because […]

  • Watch Your Mouth: Teens and Cursing

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    AC_FL_RunContent( ‘codebase’,’http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0′,’width’,’320′,’height’,’295′,’id’,’/media/tipsheet-videoplayer/videoplayer-tipsheet’,’align’,’middle’,’src’,’/media/tipsheet-videoplayer/videoplayer-tipsheet’,’quality’,’high’,’bgcolor’,’#ffffff’,’name’,’/media/tipsheet-videoplayer/videoplayer-tipsheet’,’pluginspage’,’http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer’,’flashvars’,’videoFile=http://www.cwkn.net/tip_vids/100707_cursing.flv’,’movie’,’/media/tipsheet-videoplayer/videoplayer-tipsheet’ ); //end AC code “Once someone has an impression of you, it’s hard to change that. So I’ve had lots of kids tell me that after the first week of school, they felt like nothing they could do changed the way the teacher looked at them.” – Nancy McGarrah, Ph.D., Psychologist In the […]

  • GED vs. Diploma? Stay in School

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    // “If you get your high school diploma, you’re going to be better off. If you get some college, you’re going to be better off. If you get a bachelors degree, you’re going to be better off.” – Martin Segura, Education Counselor For some students, earning a GED seemed like the next best thing to […]

  • Accessibility of Prescription Drugs

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    AC_FL_RunContent( ‘codebase’,’http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0′,’width’,’320′,’height’,’295′,’id’,’/media/tipsheet-videoplayer/videoplayer-tipsheet’,’align’,’middle’,’src’,’/media/tipsheet-videoplayer/videoplayer-tipsheet’,’quality’,’high’,’bgcolor’,’#ffffff’,’name’,’/media/tipsheet-videoplayer/videoplayer-tipsheet’,’pluginspage’,’http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer’,’flashvars’,’videoFile=http://www.cwkn.net/tip_vids/100714_drugs.flv’,’movie’,’/media/tipsheet-videoplayer/videoplayer-tipsheet’ ); //end AC code “There is a tremendous amount of medicines out there that are readily available in the bathrooms, in the cabinets at home as well as on the black market.” – Steven Jaffe, M.D., adolescent psychiatrist According to a recent report from the CDC, for the first time the abuse of […]

  • Teens and Sleep – 30 More Minutes!

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    AC_FL_RunContent( ‘codebase’,’http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0′,’width’,’320′,’height’,’295′,’id’,’/media/tipsheet-videoplayer/videoplayer-tipsheet’,’align’,’middle’,’src’,’/media/tipsheet-videoplayer/videoplayer-tipsheet’,’quality’,’high’,’bgcolor’,’#ffffff’,’name’,’/media/tipsheet-videoplayer/videoplayer-tipsheet’,’pluginspage’,’http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer’,’flashvars’,’videoFile=http://www.cwkn.net/tip_vids/100721_sleep.flv’,’movie’,’/media/tipsheet-videoplayer/videoplayer-tipsheet’ ); //end AC code “As children age, they naturally develop a delay in their onset of sleep, or their sleep phase. It’s part of natural maturation. And kids get to sleep around 10 o’clock or even 11 o’clock into the later teenage years.” – Jeffrey Durmer, M.D., explaining one reason why teenagers tend […]

  • Bike Helmets Save Lives

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    AC_FL_RunContent( ‘codebase’,’http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0′,’width’,’320′,’height’,’295′,’id’,’/media/tipsheet-videoplayer/videoplayer-tipsheet’,’align’,’middle’,’src’,’/media/tipsheet-videoplayer/videoplayer-tipsheet’,’quality’,’high’,’bgcolor’,’#ffffff’,’name’,’/media/tipsheet-videoplayer/videoplayer-tipsheet’,’pluginspage’,’http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer’,’flashvars’,’videoFile=http://www.cwkn.net/tip_vids/100721_helmets.flv’,’movie’,’/media/tipsheet-videoplayer/videoplayer-tipsheet’ ); //end AC code “Dr. Johnston: I’m glad you had your helmet on. Dane: Me, too.” – Dr. Carden Johnston, ER Pediatrician, and Dane, Age 11, after a bicycle accident shattered Dane’s helmet According to the latest research from the CDC, a large majority of kids rarely or never wear a bike helmet… […]

  • More Reading, Less Screen Time

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    AC_FL_RunContent( ‘codebase’,’http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0′,’width’,’320′,’height’,’295′,’id’,’/media/tipsheet-videoplayer/videoplayer-tipsheet’,’align’,’middle’,’src’,’/media/tipsheet-videoplayer/videoplayer-tipsheet’,’quality’,’high’,’bgcolor’,’#ffffff’,’name’,’/media/tipsheet-videoplayer/videoplayer-tipsheet’,’pluginspage’,’http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer’,’flashvars’,’videoFile=http://www.cwkn.net/tip_vids/100728_reading.flv’,’movie’,’/media/tipsheet-videoplayer/videoplayer-tipsheet’ ); //end AC code “We don’t listen enough as parents, or teachers. And if we listen and understand what kids really thrive on, individual kids, then we can find a book or a magazine that will fit their interest.” – David Payne, former high school principal Data from the U.S. Census Bureau suggests […]