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: [...]

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Breaking News
Posting mean things on Facebook could now be against the law…
Sexting: The New Wave of Teens and Sex
Girls Getting Arrested for Skimpy Prom Dress
Articles of Interest

MSNBC: Earbuds That Are Safer for Kids
AllStates Survey: Top 10 Deadliest Cities for Teen Drivers
Lohan Out of Manson Family Movie
NYT: The Best College Essays
Teen-o-visian Noteworthy on TV for Teens [...]

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YouTube Video of the Week:
Ok, don’t get mad.  First watch this one: (awful and boring)
Kids took it upon themselves to make this one in response.  EXPLICIT
I think it really is very blunt about issues teens are thinking about and worrying about.  If parents do not address it…they will.
Breaking News
MSNBC: With intruders just feet away, teen [...]

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Wow, disturbing PSA about Aids (thank you YPulse!)
Breaking News
NYT: Cyberfamilies Doing the Campus Hop Virtual College Tours
MSNBC: Virtual Reality Helps Kids With Autism
Night Clubs for Kids
Articles of Interest
Newsweek: New picture book to help mothers explain plastic surgery to their kids….ew.
Here Comes Miss Teen Africa
Funny Confessions of a Modern Mom (MSNBC)
Radio Disney Goes to Mobile and [...]

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