The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program, sponsored by Prudential Financial in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), named Mallory and Wills Tennessee’s top high school and middle level youth volunteers in February. Mallory Fundora, 17, from Clarksville Mallory, a junior at Rossview High School, began raising money and gathering… [Read More]
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[Infographic] What You Should Know (and Do!) About Teen Sexting
A 2012 study found 15 percent of adolescents with cell phone access sexted (sending or receiving sexually explicit images and or texts via cell phones and other electronic devices) and 54 percent reported knowing someone who had sent a sext. Not long after the advent of mobile devices, adolescents and teenagers turned to technology to… [Read More]
[Ask Lina] [Video] These Are the Most Popular Questions Teens Ask About Sex
In this special post, Lina interviews Gabriela, Board Certified Sex Therapist in Miami, who performs sex talks for local high schools. Over lunch one day, she shared with Lina the top questions she repeately gets from teens in these talks and Lina thought it would be great if YOU, the parent or mentor, knew what… [Read More]
[Ask Lina] [Video] My teen was caught shoplifting…HELP!
“Ask Lina” is a special editorial series where we invite you to send us your parenting questions in the comments below and our teen & tween emotional expert, Lina Acosta Sandaal, gives you tips that will help you navigate these crucial “in-between years.” Last week, I received a call from a department store alerting me… [Read More]
The Parent Dictionary: Top 20 Teen Slang words and Acronyms
“Teen language can experience a seismic shift with just a few clicks, texts or posts, and word or even symbol choices can literally change by the day,” said Andrea Cutright, COO of ASKfm, the world’s largest social Q&A network . ASKfm released the top 20 trending list of slang words and acronyms posted in their… [Read More]
[Ask Lina] Any tips for moving with tweens and teens?
“Ask Lina” is a special editorial series where we invite you to send us your parenting questions in the comments below and our teen & tween emotional expert, Lina Acosta Sandaal, gives you tips that will help you navigate these crucial “in-between years.” Planning a move is tasking; when it comes to those in the… [Read More]