Cover Story:
The New Highs: The Drugs Teens Are Taking Now and What You Can Do About It

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Taming the Overachieving Monster
We push our teens too hard, and then they push themselves. Find out how to calm down about your teen being the best.
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You're Getting Divorced...But Not From Your Teen
Splitting up is tough on all of you - but ParentingTeensOnline offers advice on how stay close to your teen during a divorce.
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PARENTING ON THE RUN: Teens and Chores: It’s a Family Affair
A lot of teens tune out their parents’ demands, or they simply refuse to learn the task. Here are some no-tears methods to getting chores done.
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TALKING TO PARENTS AND TEENS: A Little Tolerance, Please
ParentingTeensOnline talks with parents and teens about racial tolerance.
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BOOK EXCERPT:
Shape from Body DramaAn excerpt from Nancy Redd’s eye-opening new book Body Drama designed to help you help your teen girls—and you!—think differently about body image.
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Short Takes on Teen Topics:
• Correcting Vision While Teens Sleep
• Good Friends Prevent Dating Abuse
• Green Teens for Safe Cosmetics
• Middle School Parents Aren’t Ready for College
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Resources and links on current hot-button teen issues:
• Special January Hot Topic: Adolescent Obesity
• Teen Pregnancy
• Teens and Moving
• Gay and Lesbian Teens