Youth Blood Donations Yvette J. Brown | CWK Network       “I felt kinda good about myself, cause I was like, ‘Hey, I donated blood,”> – Maggie, 17 –   Related Information What Parents Need To Know Resources At Parkview High School students file into the cafeteria and wait their turn. It’s […]

    Binge Drinking Yvette J. Brown | CWK Network       “There’s this idea that drinking, getting drunk, being a part of a group…is somehow a part of our growing up and everybody’s going to do it.” – Dr. Robert Margolis, clinical psychologist –   Related Information What Parents Need To Know Resources […]

    Disconnected From School Robert Seith | CWK Network       “If you feel that somebody cares about you, you’re going to act as if somebody cares about you.” – Bonnie Cohen-Greenberg, education specialist –   Related Information What Parents Need To Know Resources Pep rallies? Student government? School spirit? That’s not for […]

    Black Box Warning Yvette J. Brown | CWK Network       “The black box warning would have an impact. We may go backwards,” – Dr. Elaine Mateo, child and adolescent psychologist –   Related Information What Parents Need To Know Resources At 13, depression set in for Brandi Holtman. “My mom would […]

    Caffeine Overload Marc Straus | CWK Network       “It’s cool to hang out maybe at the coffee shop, and these drinks are definitely catering towards that (teenage) population I think.” – Rachel Brandeis, American Dietetic Association –   Related Information What Parents Need To Know Resources For the past few years, […]

    Few School Psychologists Marc Straus | CWK Network       They’re spread thin, and they usually serve a handful of schools each. So they might be in one school one day and another school the next day.” – Frank Smith, state director of psychological services –   Related Information What Parents Need […]

  Parents Can’t Say No Yvette J. Brown | CWK Network         “You love them so much, you hate to say no.”” – Monika Reese, parent –   Related Information What Parents Need To Know Resources Cash, clothes, cars: what teenagers want, many often get. “It’s just sort of all handed to […]