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Prom Safety Tips
High school prom is suppose to be one of the biggest positive experiences that a teenager is allowed to attend. The excitement of asking someone out (or, being asked to go to prom), selecting the right dress or tux, eating dinner at a fabulous restaurant and dancing with that “special person” on a date! Prom...
Sexting: What Parents Should Know & Do
According to National Campaign to Support Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. roughly 20% of teens admit to participating in “sexting,” What is “sexting,” you ask? “Sexting” is the popular name for the act of sending, receiving, or forwarding sexually suggestive or explicit words and/or photos via a text message on a cell phone or posting on...
My Daughter Feels “Left Out”
“I hate my life. My so-called girlfriends gossip about me. One week I’m in the group, the next week I’m out. Some of my friends hate me because I like other kids. I’m sick of this! Female Middle School Student Why don’t we have a female president yet in this great nation called the United...
Teen Pregnancy: What Parents Can Do
Teen Pregnancy Facts According to the 2007 Minnesota Student Survey, 21% of 9th grade boys and 16% of 9th grade girls claimed to have had sexual intercourse at least one time. In 12th grade, the percentages jump to 49% for males and females! Less than one-quarter of these students say that sex education in schools...
Teen Pregnancy: What Parents Need To Know
Each year in the United States, approximately 750,000 teenage girls become pregnant. This alarming trend has caused concerned parents to ask questions and become educated on the facts that surround teenage pregnancy and how these facts can influence change in teen behavior for males and females. In 2006, the Guttmacher Institute provided an update on...
Teens & Driving Safe
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of fatalities for teens. When compared to all other drivers, sixteen year old teens have the largest number of accidents. The estimates economic impact of auto accidents involving 15 to 20 year old drivers is over $40 billion. Teens...
Teen Love & Support Parenting Tips
The following featured article is written by ScottCounseling friend and featured author, Christina Botto. During a time when parents are searching for positive ways to show love toward their teen, Ms. Botto’s article presents some timely information and parenting tips to help us become the positive parent of teenagers. Parenting Your Teenager with Love...
Treatment For Cutting or Self-Injury
How to Help a Friend or Family Member Who Cuts or Practices Self-Injury It is often very hard to come to terms with the fact that someone you care about is physically hurting themselves. There are, however, things that you can do and steps to take. Below are some helpful tips to help someone who self-injures:...
Why Do Teens Cut or Self-Injure?
The act of “cutting” or making scratches on arms, legs or other body parts is not a halfhearted attempt at suicide. In fact, it’s an effort by the self-injury individual to feel alive. Individuals who cut or self-injure often perform this act as a way to handle life, not to die, or end the life. ...
What is Cutting & Self-Injury?
Statistics on teen cutting are hard to come by because so few studies have been done on the subject. In 2002, the British Medical Journal published an article that found 13 percent of British 15- and 16-year-olds purposely injured themselves. In the United States, best estimates indicate that one in every 200 girls between 13 and 19...
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