Part 1: Despite the warnings about Internet predators, teenagers continue to post personal details about their life online -- even their phone number and address. How can you make sure your kids remain anonymous, and safe, on the Web? Posting Personal Info on the Web Part 2: There are more headlines today than ever about Internet predators abusing kids.
Often the abuse is facilitated by kids posting identifying information about themselves on the Web. In this story, a girl is abducted and raped, and all the predator needed was a phone number. Horror movies have been a popular genre for teens for years.
But with new technology, these films have become more graphic, more real and more frightening. Are these new horror films too scary for our kids? Teenagers hoping to find a summer job may be out of luck.
The unemployment rate for teens may hit a record high, predicts the Center for Labor Market Studies. Here are some tips to help your child beat the competition, and gain valuable skills with or without a job. Girls and Crashes For decades, data from police departments and insurance companies have made it clear: Teenage males are the most aggressive, dangerous drivers on the road.
But now that is starting to change, especially among beginning drivers. Researchers have been studying "Summer Learning Loss" in children since 1906! They can now quantify just how much schoolwork kids forget over the summer.
But there are ways to help kids not get so far behind when they return to classes at summer's end. When today's teens talk about what they want to be when they grow up, one answer is becoming more common that ever: "my own boss." Along with final report cards for the school year, many kids across the country will be receiving another grade that is becoming more controversial: their BMI, or body mass index.
Students are one step ahead of teachers in the technology war. Most schools have now banned cell phones because some students use them to cheat during tests. But now some students have found a new hi-tech weapon.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, "unintentional injuries" are the leading cause of death for children in America. And when the weather turns warm and school lets out, those numbers spike. How can you keep your kids safe during the summer?
Part 1: Despite the warnings about Internet predators, teenagers continue to post personal details about their life online -- even their phone number and address.
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