Hot Topic - Teens

• All Cities Should Have Daytime Curfews for Kids

  Posted 9:09 PM 1/4/2012

  Students in Covington, Kentucky now have to follow a daytime curfew or risk being arrested.  Another city in Kentucky has had a similar curfew in place for about 10 years. Daytime crime has gone down and it has helped keep kids in school.  Ken Kippenbrock is the driving force behind the (More)
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• Texts for Teens Curious About Sex From Planned Parenthood

  

  Posted 12:33 PM 12/15/2011

  Planned Parenthood is offering a new service for teens who are curious about sex.  "ICYC" (In Case You're Curious)  Here is what they are offering for (More)
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• How Can I Make Sure My Child Turns Out Right?

  Posted 10:46 AM 12/13/2011

  You can't-just like you can't make sure you'll get that 10 percent stock market return every year and retire in Fiji. 

  But you can significantly increase the likelihood of your child turning out right. Here are three guidelines that have become confidence-builders (More)
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• Teen Dating Violence More Common Than We Want to Admit

  Posted 10:29 AM 12/13/2011

  Teens are experiencing dating violence and it is more common than many of us realize.  A new study in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine showed that almost half of teens in inner-cities were involved in some sort of physical and/or sexual violence, from hitting and (More)
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• Your Kids Really Can't Hear You When You're Talking

  

  Posted 11:00 AM 12/8/2011

  Do you ever have to say something two or three or ten times to your kids? It seems like they can't hear anything you are saying.  I know my kids drive me crazy when I'm talking to them and they don't respond, at all. My husband has the same problem, if he is caught up in something I have to (More)
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• Teens Not Allowed to Buy Morning-After Pill

  Posted 12:03 PM 12/7/2011

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's health secretary says young teenagers cannot buy the Plan B morning-after pill without a prescription - a surprise move overruling her own experts, who were preparing to let it be sold on drugstore shelves like condoms.The pill can prevent pregnancy (More)
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• Local Mom Works to Protect & Teach Kids Internet & Cell Phone Safety

  

  Posted 8:14 AM 12/7/2011

  Educate 2 Protect Launches Another Sector of its Unique Educational Approach; Real Life Skits of Sexting, Bullying, Predators, and Texting While Driving is Delivered by High School Drama Students. PUEBLO, CO-December 7, 2011 - We hear about it almost every day in the (More)
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• Vodka Tampons New Teen Fad? Colbert Sends a Warning!

  Posted 7:36 PM 11/15/2011

  This has been going around for a while and lots of people considered it an urban legend.  When I first heard about this new trend to get drunk, I was speechless.   (More)
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• Children of Deployed Military at Risk of More Violent Behavior

  Posted 11:38 PM 11/3/2011

  This story hits home because Colorado Springs is a large military community.  A study out of the University of Washington shows that children of deployed military members are more than twice as likely to carry a weapon, join a gang or be involved in fights. According to statistics, almost 2 (More)
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• Judge Beats Daughter & She Recorded It

  Posted 12:41 PM 11/3/2011

  I saw this video yesterday and could barely finish watching it.  I wanted to turn it off after the first couple of minutes.  This happened seven years ago to Hillary Adams, who is now 23-years-old.  Her father was a judge in Texas and the scariest part is that he presided over (More)
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