On Youth and Teens Today with Vanessa Van Petten

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YouTube Video of the Week

Breaking News

House Passes New Driving Restrictions

Teen in Canada: Excessive Force When Teen is Teathered to Jail Cell

California Allows Gay Marriage!

New Study: 34% of Mommies Cheating

Articles of Interest

NYTimes: Passing on the Family Business to Your Kids

WSJ: Teens Use Virtual Worlds to Make Money Instead of Summer Jobs

90210…is coming back, new cast picture

iVillage: 16 Tips for a Stress Free Flight with Kids

CyberBullying Tips: What to do If It Happens to Your Teen

Vanessa’s Picks of the Week

Von Trapp Home Now A Hotel From Sound of Music (this got me so excited!!)

MomLogic: America’s Next Fat Model Anyone’s opinion on whether her win was real or not?

Check out Vanessa’s Virtual Summer Tracks for 5th-12th graders! Get a head start on the school year and give your kids the skills they need to succeed! More info here.

PS. We all know that I am obsessed with Pro-blogging, because that is how I make my living now.  I get most of my inspiration from problogger.net, and so here is me with their book, thank you Darren and Chris! thank you thank you thank you.  Its backwards I know, but you get it, I have it and am obsessed with what you guys do.  I feel an awful lot like I did when I was obsessed with the Backstreet Boys and there was a chance Nick might have touched my hand during a concert.  I hope Darren and Chris actually see this pic though (Nick never did touch my hand).