teens

As a mom, I am so paranoid about everything.  I get especially worried anytime my son is on the Internet.  I came across an article and realized there are so many social media sites popping up everyday and here are some that all parents need to be aware of.

The CDC recently released a report showing a clear decline in the birthrate of American teenagers.

So school is out and you have a teenager trying to figure out what they are going to do all summer.   Yeah, they are dreaming of sleeping all day and staying up all night and you are thinking, hmm...maybe they could get a job.  Here's a list of great summer jobs for teens in Amarillo.

I get the whole saying, "kids will be kids," however I don't know if it is because I'm older I just shake my head at a new trend to get high.  Kids are using lip balm on their eye lids to get high, it is called "Beezin".

It's a stereotype that dads are protective of their daughters -- especially when boys come around courting their little girls. Well, this father is no different.

A new game teens in New Jersey are playing called "Knockout" is going viral.  Basically, they knockout innocent and unsuspecting people, and it's starting to trend across the country.  This video is very disturbing to watch, but some teens find it very amusing!

Oh, teens and their fancy electronic gadgets.

Over time we have seen kids do stupid things.  Like vodka eyeballing, planking, and even the choking game.  But the latest thing is snorting condoms.  Yes, you read that right, snorting condoms.

Teen pregnancy is no longer a headliner. Teen pregnancy rates fall here in the Texas Panhandle, but from where I stand in the halls of Palo Duro High School thre seems to be no change.

It seems that over the past few weeks the focus has been on alcohol abuse with teens, especially girls.  Is underage drinking a problem here in Amarillo?

As many of you probably know, a few Justin Bieber photos surfaced of him smoking what appeared to be a marijuana blunt.  Since then, Twitter has exploded with fans asking him to stop smoking, which resulted in a horrible hoax.

We do not know anyone that believes it would be cool to eventually grow up to have heart disease, lung cancer or emphysema. Yet, a new study suggests that popular students are smoking more cigarettes than those less popular, putting the the "cool kids" at a higher risk for developing health problems.