Dec 16 2010
Do you have children in your home that watch television?
The Parent’s Television Council, a non-partisan education organization advocating responsible entertainment, has released a new study that parents/caregivers should look into. The name of the report: Tinseltown’s New Target: A study of Teen Female Sexualization on Primetime TV–and it examines teen female sexualization in the [...]
Dec 16 2010
By: Nicole Marshall
Does your daughter ever act bored with the “usual” activities that you both may do on weekends, or during your mother-daughter time? Especially “tweens” and teenagers, where it may take a lot to impress them or keep them excited about spending time with you. Where’s here’s just a couple of quick ideas that can [...]
Oct 14 2010
October is Domestic Violence Awareness month.
Domestic Violence, referred to as Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is not only an issue in adult relationships, but also teen dating relationships.
Did you know that:
Females ages 16-24 are more vulnerable to intimate partner violence than any other age group– at a rate almost triple the national average?
Approximately 1 in 5 [...]
Feb 09 2010
Just read about a study done at Duke Children’s Hospital where they have a family-centered Healthy Lifestyles Program. They took a group of 81 obese girls ages 9-13, divided them into three groups, and gave two of the groups different books to read.
One group of 31 girls was given a book that had an overweight [...]
Feb 06 2010
There is a lot more going on with cell phones than conversations and simple text messages. About 1 in 5 teens (ages 13-19) are sending nude photos of themselves via their phones, in a trend that has been dubbed “sexting”
A survey conducted by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy contained questions on [...]
Feb 03 2010
Join us for the 5th Annual Say What You Mean Convention, which starts today at 8am PST, with a kickoff with Christian comedian Michael Jr. Convention details are at www.SayWhatYouMeanCovention.com
Tune in to the live workshops at
http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=13472&cmd=tc
I’ll be speaking today at 2pm PST on the topic- “The Heat is On – Techniques To Protect You and [...]
Dec 30 2009
There’s a culture war raging for the hearts and souls of our daughters. How concerned should you be? Can anyone escape totally unscathed? Who has issues?