http://www.examiner.com/x-4700-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner?cid=exrss-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:19:38 -0700 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:19:36 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-4700-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Dont-Snitch-What-it-costs-us?cid=exrss-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner The fifteen-year-old Richmond, California girl who was gang-raped outside of her Homecoming Dance is likely yet another victim of the “Don’t Snitch” culture that is so pervasive among high schoolers and young adults these days. W... Safety Law Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:19:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4700-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Dont-Snitch-What-it-costs-us?cid=exrss-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4700-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner~y2009m10d17-Can-Cough-Medicine-Kill-You?cid=exrss-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner Misty Fetko, is a devoted mother, just like me. As an emergency room nurse, she is a hard working professional, just like me. She wants the best for her family, just like me. She and I have a lot in common--- only, Misty has made it her life missi... Safety Health Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:22:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4700-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner~y2009m10d17-Can-Cough-Medicine-Kill-You?cid=exrss-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4700-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner~y2009m10d8-The-Riskiest-foods-How-to-protect-your-family?cid=exrss-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner Don't stop eating healthy foods because of the risk. Just take precautions!   ... Health Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:17:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4700-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner~y2009m10d8-The-Riskiest-foods-How-to-protect-your-family?cid=exrss-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4700-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner~y2009m10d2-Drunkorexia-A-new-college-danger?cid=exrss-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner If you MUST do this, don't starve yourself beforehand!! ... Health Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:01:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4700-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner~y2009m10d2-Drunkorexia-A-new-college-danger?cid=exrss-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4700-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner~y2009m9d26-New-Study-Teens-with-their-own-cars-crash-more?cid=exrss-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner The new wisdom: Only hand over the keys with limitations and a watchful eye. Parents of teens need ammunition.Our adolescent children no longer view us as the voices of all-knowing authority. So it's helpful if we can get a celebrity, like the l... Safety Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:33:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4700-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner~y2009m9d26-New-Study-Teens-with-their-own-cars-crash-more?cid=exrss-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4700-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner~y2009m9d23-Houston-101-Where-are-great-cooking-classes-for-kids-and-teens?cid=exrss-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner The whole family benefits when kids and teens cooking! Cooking classes for the kids are currently all the rage-- maybe because families are preparing more meals at home due to the recession—maybe with all of this talk about childhood obesity ... Education Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:48:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4700-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner~y2009m9d23-Houston-101-Where-are-great-cooking-classes-for-kids-and-teens?cid=exrss-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4700-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner~y2009m9d15-Reality-shows-Real-Chance-of-Love-My-Antonio-and-your-daughter?cid=exrss-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner Should your daughter watch?  What is she learning ? I was up late the other night (which is rare) and I turned on the television (which is also rare) as I folded laundry. I came upon VH-1’s, Real Chance of Love Reality Show. Evidently, th... Reality Shows Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:04:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4700-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner~y2009m9d15-Reality-shows-Real-Chance-of-Love-My-Antonio-and-your-daughter?cid=exrss-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4700-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner~y2009m9d7-Lunch-meat-kids-and-colon-cancer?cid=exrss-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner There are ways to make sure his killer sandwich doesn't kill him! You may have thought it was enough to upgrade your lunch meat from those old, thick bologna slices to healthier options like turkey and low-fat ham. But according to recent studies,... Mon, 07 Sep 2009 08:18:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4700-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner~y2009m9d7-Lunch-meat-kids-and-colon-cancer?cid=exrss-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4700-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner~y2009m8d31-The-new-traffic-and-curfew-laws-What-every-Houston-parent-should-know?cid=exrss-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner Think if the new laws as parenting aids for keeping your teen driver safe  Starting tomorrow, new traffic laws will be enforced across the state. These laws and the 4 month old curfew-revamp impose some important restrictions on teens that par... Safety Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:06:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4700-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner~y2009m8d31-The-new-traffic-and-curfew-laws-What-every-Houston-parent-should-know?cid=exrss-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4700-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner~y2009m8d26-Obesity-causes-severe-brain-degeneration?cid=exrss-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner Now it's official-- obesity affects every single body system in dramtically harmful ways! As if we need more reasons to tend to our families’ diet, here is yet another bit of bad news. It seems that, according to a new study* of obese adults... Health Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:03:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4700-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner~y2009m8d26-Obesity-causes-severe-brain-degeneration?cid=exrss-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4700-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner~y2009m8d22-Five-ways-to-support-a-breastfeeding-teen-mother?cid=exrss-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner Positive support and up-to-date information go a long, long way!!! Teens need extra support when they decide to breastfeed. They need to be given ample information in order to help them decide. And they need consistent, positive and practical suppo... Health Sat, 22 Aug 2009 09:15:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4700-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner~y2009m8d22-Five-ways-to-support-a-breastfeeding-teen-mother?cid=exrss-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4700-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner~y2009m8d15-BacktoSchool-101-Where-to-get-a-school-or-sports-exam-TODAY?cid=exrss-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner Walk-in Urgent Care and Family Care Clinics get you in and out!!  School is right around the corner and there is so much to think about. If you left your medical forms to the last minute (as I always do), here are places you can walk-in withou... Health Back-to-School Sat, 15 Aug 2009 05:12:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4700-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner~y2009m8d15-BacktoSchool-101-Where-to-get-a-school-or-sports-exam-TODAY?cid=exrss-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4700-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner~y2009m8d6-Back-to-School-101-The-Swine-Flu-Emergency-Kit?cid=exrss-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner Quarantined Vollyball Players in China this Summer--APIAs students begin to return to school, health officials are concerned about a second wave of the H1N1, or Swine Flu. The Center for Disease Control  estimates that one million people have co... Swine Flu Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:44:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4700-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner~y2009m8d6-Back-to-School-101-The-Swine-Flu-Emergency-Kit?cid=exrss-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4700-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner~y2009m8d2-BacktoSchool-101-Parents-cheat-sheet-The-7step-shortcut-to-school-volunteering?cid=exrss-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner Don't Stress!! Just know when to say 'no' and how to say 'yes'!  There is a way to volunteer that transforms a smaller time commitment into a bigger payoff!You are a working mom with a full-time job or a stay-at-home mom with a full-time job. ... Education Sun, 02 Aug 2009 11:39:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4700-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner~y2009m8d2-BacktoSchool-101-Parents-cheat-sheet-The-7step-shortcut-to-school-volunteering?cid=exrss-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4700-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner~y2009m7d24-Parenting-Teenagers-101-What--to-do-if-your-child-is-missing?cid=exrss-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner Don't wait to call for help!! The statistics are frightening. According to the U.S. Department of Justice:• 797,500 children (younger than 18) were reported missing in a one-year period of time studied. This comes to an average of 2,185 child... Safety Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:38:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4700-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner~y2009m7d24-Parenting-Teenagers-101-What--to-do-if-your-child-is-missing?cid=exrss-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4700-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner~y2009m7d20-I-cant-move-my-thumbs-See-how-badly-texting-can-hurt-teens?cid=exrss-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner Embedded video from CNN Video      When doctors start seeing enough patients with the same ailment that they name a disorder, like the newly coined, Texting Teen Tendonitis or TTT, perhaps we should pause and take notice. This conditio... Health Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:54:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4700-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner~y2009m7d20-I-cant-move-my-thumbs-See-how-badly-texting-can-hurt-teens?cid=exrss-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4700-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner~y2009m7d16-The-Philly-swim-club-incident-How-do-you-explain-racism-to-children?cid=exrss-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner        What do you say to children who face blatant discrimination? How do you explain to them their place in the world when they are openly rejected with disdain and fear? In the 1950's, when public facilities were seg... Perspective Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:37:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4700-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner~y2009m7d16-The-Philly-swim-club-incident-How-do-you-explain-racism-to-children?cid=exrss-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4700-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner~y2009m7d15-How-to-spot-an-unhealthy-relationship-before-it-becomes-dangerous?cid=exrss-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner The Lesson: An relationship can go from bad to fatal very quickly.  Much has been written about the importance of recognizing signs of an unhealthy teen relationship. And rightfully so, since so much has been in the news about relationships go... Safety Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:32:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4700-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner~y2009m7d15-How-to-spot-an-unhealthy-relationship-before-it-becomes-dangerous?cid=exrss-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4700-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner~y2009m7d9-Michael-Jackson-Prescription-Drug-Abuse-and-Your-Teen?cid=exrss-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner Many teens do not believe prescription drugs can be fatal.  It is becoming increasingly apparent that Michael Jackson’s prescription drug addiction was the cause of his death. The sad and painful reality is that his prescription drug add... Health Michael Jackson Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:15:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4700-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner~y2009m7d9-Michael-Jackson-Prescription-Drug-Abuse-and-Your-Teen?cid=exrss-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4700-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner~y2009m7d1-Mississippi-the-fattest-city-Houstons-pretty-chubby-too-Combating-obesity-at-home?cid=exrss-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner  The results are in for the annual obesity ranking and the news is not good. F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies Are Failing in America 2009, is the report released today by the Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundat... Health Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:39:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4700-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner~y2009m7d1-Mississippi-the-fattest-city-Houstons-pretty-chubby-too-Combating-obesity-at-home?cid=exrss-Houston-Parenting-Teens-Examiner