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  • Survey: More Teens Using Synthetic Drugs

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • December 14, 2011
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    "Monitoring the Future," the nation's most comprehensive survey of teenage drug use, found 11.4% of the high school seniors had used the synthetic substances, often packed as potpourri or herbal incense and sold in convenience stores, which mimic the...

  • Parents of Older Children Concerned About Vaccinations

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • November 30, 2011
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    Concerns about vaccinations are not limited to parents of young children. In fact, while the majority of parents see the importance of making sure their children ages 13 to 17 are current on national recommendations for vaccinations, there is a signi...

  • Campaign Empowers Girls to Issue 'Reality Check' through Video

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • November 30, 2011
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    As reality TV shows continue to dominate nightly programming, Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana, the largest council in the nation, is calling on all girls ages 13-17 to share the "real" realities of their lives on video. Reality C...

  • Study: Weight is a More Difficult Talk Between Parents and Teens than Sex, Drugs

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • September 14, 2011
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    "The Talk," that first awkward conversation between parents and kids about sex, drugs or alcohol appears to have met its match. New research released today from a national "Raising Fit Kids" study reveals that being overweight is a more difficult top...

  • Tavis Smiley Confronts the Miseducation of Black Boys in a National Primetime Special

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • November 30, 2011
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    As the school year gets underway, broadcaster Tavis Smiley tackles the subject of education with a new PBS primetime special, an interactive website, and a companion e-book that will examine an undeclared crisis in America—the staggering dropou...

  • Almost Half of Black Youth Report Pressure to Have Sex

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • November 30, 2011
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    Black youth report considerable pressure to have sex, according to a new survey of 1,500 Black youth ages 13-21 released by ESSENCE Magazine and The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. Of those who have had sex, 47% of those 13...

  • Teens Volunteer Time and Talent During Summer to St. Jude Patients

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • November 30, 2011
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    Each summer, a select group of teenagers spend five weeks of their summer vacation to help children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases through the Volunteen Program at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The annual program allows teens to...

  • Xzibit and FRAM Team Up to Teach Car Care Skills to Boys & Girls Clubs Youth

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • November 30, 2011
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    According to a recent study, 90 percent of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America youth graduate high school, thanks in large part to influential mentor relationships built at the clubs. Bottom line: Mentoring works. With this in mind, America's leadi...

  • Top Talking Points for Parents with Teens Going Back to School

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • August 10, 2011
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    Whether teens are entering high school for the first time or advancing grades, heading back-to-school can be both exciting and stressful. As teens face new challenges, new environments and new social influences in heading back to school, these stress...

  • Kevin Liles' Make It Happen Foundation Kicks Off Summer Business Academies for Teens

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • November 30, 2011
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    Make It Happen Summer Business Academies, founded by Baltimore's own Kevin Liles, Founder and CEO of KWL Enterprises and one of the most respected executives in the entertainment industry, kicks off its inaugural season in Baltimore this week. The en...