Saudi Girl to be Beaten for Having Cell Phone at School

January 26, 2010

I understand that different cultures have different customs and ways of doing things, but this is just awful. I mean, really? Flogging for having a cell phone? Really? It’s the 20th century for crying out loud!
This sort of thing is exactly why Muslims are having such a hard time in civilized countries like the US [...]

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Texting Teens

January 26, 2010

By Aisha Sultan
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
01/25/2010

Emily Tedford, 13, is having dinner with her parents at a Brazilian restaurant, and 20 of her closest friends know she has ordered the grilled pineapple and banana.
It’s just one of hundreds of text messages she’ll send tonight.
Emily, an A student in St. Charles, sends nearly 20,000 texts a month, [...]

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Teens Binge Drinking

January 24, 2010

As adults we are perfect content sitting with a glass or two of wine at the end of a long day to help us wind down. As teenagers, the thought of drinking a glass of wine to relax may seem like a waste of time, after all booze is used to get drunk, isn’t it?
After [...]

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Net Cetera: Chatting with Kids About Being Online

December 18, 2009

Update:

The FTC, Federal Communications, and Department of Education Officials Present Free Booklet at D.C. Middle School

A new booklet released today by the Federal Trade Commission and other government agencies is aimed at helpsing parents & teachers steer kids safely through the online and mobile phone worlds.
Net Cetera: Chatting with Kids About Being Online, unveiled this [...]

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Are Your Kids “Sexting”?

December 4, 2009

“Sexting” is more common than you might think
WASHINGTON — Think your kid is not “sexting”? Think again.
Sexting — sharing sexually explicit photos, videos and chat by cell phone or online — is fairly commonplace among young people, despite sometimes grim consequences for those who do it. More than a quarter of young people have been [...]

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