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Should Teens Have Smartphones? [Poll]

Terry Morgan — Wed, 23 May 2012 19:50:08 +0000

My 12 year old step-son thinks he needs an iPhone. I think he’s out of his mind, and quite frankly it’s out of the question. It’s a matter of cost for my family, but first and foremost I simply don’t think teens should have smartphones. As the parent of a teen I can tell you [...]

How Much is too Much Privacy for a Teenager?

Brad Weiser — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:15:17 +0000

Here’s a tough one for you.

I got the evil eye the other day when I was talking to some friends about teenagers and house rules.

They have a teenage daughter and her boyfriend comes by to visit from time to time. They said that at 17, their daughter was entitled to a little bit of privacy and when he stops by; they allow her to close the door to her bedroom.

Teenagers Care More About the Internet than Their Driver's License

Jackie — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:33:49 +0000

When we were kids, we literally counted down the seconds until we were 16, which meant we could get our driver’s license, which meant we had freedom and independence and real social lives. According to a new study, American teenagers really don’t care about driving the way previous generations of teenagers did. And it’s because [...]

What Will It Take to Get Your Teenager to Pull Up Their Pants?

Jackie — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:20:37 +0000

I was working extremely hard this morning at work when I noticed one of my Facebook friends had posted that he had made the decision to wear his pants as low as his sons to try and embarrass him into pulling up his pants. I thought this was a pretty, darn good idea. I mentioned [...]

Teens Enjoy $5 All-You-Can-Eat Pancakes For 24 Hours

95.7 KEZJ — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 19:23:52 +0000

We all know teenage boys can eat, but we didn't realize they can't stop.

A group of seven teenage boys in Southern California went to a Denny’s for the chain's $5 all-you-can-eat pancake special last weekend. No big deal, right? Well, it is when you consider they remained at the restaurant for 24 hours, eating nothing but pancakes and proved that they can stretch their dollars almost as much as they can the lining in their stomachs.

A 15-Year-Old Shoots Her Dad With a Bow-and-Arrow For Taking Her Phone

Jackie — Fri, 27 May 2011 14:20:02 +0000

I am sure you remember being young and getting mad at your parents that you may have thought about hurting them. That doesn't mean that you would actually hurt them, right? This is not only always the case check out this crazy story from Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

On Wednesday night, in Tahuya, Washington, a man grounded his 15-year-old daughter and took away her cell phone. And she had a perfectly reasonable reaction . . . she SHOT HIM with a bow-and-arrow.

[UPDATE] Your Kids are Ignoring Your Friend Requests on Facebook [POLL]

Brad Weiser — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 21:00:10 +0000

I’m a facebook friend with my kids. I’m pretty sure they don’t like it. Nothing makes something more “uncool” than jumping on your page and seeing your mom and dad. It doesn’t matter how universal Facebook gets . . . kids STILL don’t want their parents coming anywhere near them online. –According to a new [...]