Is it OK for teens to text in class? Should parents be texting their kids whilst they r at school? Should mobiles be on during school hours?

According to a new survey by the texting app textPlus, 43% of teens text in class.Who are they texting with? Everyone from their parents (66%) to their friends who are sitting right there in class with them (52%), and very few of them (only about 1 in 5) get caught in the act.

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Teen Depression: Symptoms and Tips for Parents. Sometimes it’s not easy to Just BU…

Could your teen be depressed? Although we are learning more about depression, it’s hard to know if a teen is depressed. This is especially true when irritability and moodiness often co-exist with most normal teens.

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10 Reasons Teens should not Drink- The Dangers of Teenage Drinking, from Drunk Dialling to Dying

Just because there’s alcohol around you, that doesn’t mean you have to drink it – it’s pretty easy to say no and drink some soda or something. But don’t do it just because I said so. Do it because getting drunk could make your night (and possibly a lot of nights after it) a whole [...]

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Some great tips on how to deal with ur child being bullied- or if they r the bully

Whether your child’s being harassed or doing the harassing, stamp it out now Perhaps the scariest part of sending kids back to school is worrying about them being bullied. They may have been bullied before and you hope they will have a better year. It can be terribly difficult to know what to do when [...]

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Peer party pressure to drink- some great tips

Q: My 14-year-old daughter is being invited to lots of parties where I know alcohol is consumed. Her dad and I don’t want her drinking, so we’d rather she didn’t go to these parties, but we’re afraid we’ll be making her a social outcast by refusing to let her. She thinks we’re too overprotective and [...]

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Just BU recommends The Princess Bitchface Syndrome: Surviving Adolescent Girls

In this hard-hitting book, psychologist Michael Carr-Gregg focuses on the special trials of raising adolescent girls today: what to do when your previously quiet, loving daughter becomes a restless, rebellious stranger who behaves like a responsible adult one day and a vampish brat the next.

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10 Commandments for Parenting Teens. What r urs?

Parenting a teenager is like entering a treacherous world, where one wrong step could result in a weeks of the silent treatment. To navigate safely through your child’s teen years, stay focused, find like-minded parents and read these words of advice.

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Ten “Mistakes” Parents Make with Teens- Luckily we’re all only Human!!

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R good manners a thing of the past?

Teaching Your Kids Modern Manners As the mother of two boys, I feel I have a duty to prepare my sons to take their places in society someday as informed citizens, productive employees…and really excellent dates.

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Just BU recommends Rebecca Sparrow’s book “Find Your Tribe”. The little black book of information that every teenage girl should read.

Find Your Tribe (and 9 other things I wish I’d known in high school)  by Rebecca Sparrow “An insightful book that is inspiring, uplifting, motivating and really funny! Packed with common sense tools to get through those tricky teenage years.” Sarah Murdoch

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