Teens and Technology
This crash course in the most popular communication tools used by teens today offers guidance and advice to help parents monitor their teen's activities on these devices.
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- Crash Course For Parents: An introduction to your teen and the technology world.
- Social Networking: Social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook are popular online hotspots. Find out why teens are so hooked.
- Cell Phones: Cell phone technology now allows teens to stay connected with friends and family, but can also be easily misused. Find out how.
- Music and Online Vides: Do you know what videos your kids are watching online? Have you listened to the lyrics of the songs they are downloading?
Here's what you've been missing.
Real Teen Stories
"My cell phone was the most important tool for me to get drugs. I kept all of my drug dealers’ names in my phone book on my cell phone and I would sometimes put them under other names so nobody could find out."
Amy, Age 17 Amy’s Story
"In the past, the internet was a valuable resource for me when it came to drugs. I was always searching for new ways to get high."
Sean, Age 17 Sean’s Story
“At the time, I was visiting a lot of chat rooms, meeting druggie guys, and they would IM me asking if I drank or got high. I didn’t think too much about giving them my cell phone number.”
Cheyenne, Age 14 Cheyenne's Story
The Credible from Incredible
Discerning fact from fiction is getting harder and harder these days. If you think it’s tough, imagine how your teen feels.
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Internet Lingo
Do you feel like your teen is talking and writing in a different language sometimes? They probably are if they text message and IM friends. Learn their language.
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Tech-Savvy
From IM’ing and iPods to texting and MySpace.com, how do you measure up against your teen on technology?
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