Also in this Issue:

• Parent to Parent: Breast Cancer in the Family

  The stories of two women struggling to keep life normal for their teens while also battling breast cancer.

• Tech Talk For Parents

  A parent's guide to their teens' IMs, texting, cell- and cameraphones, and more.

• Book Excerpt: Ending the Food Fight

  “Getting Physical”, an excerpt from David Ludwig’s "Ending the Food Fight".

• Editor's Tidbits:

  Short Takes on Teen Topics:
  • Home Alone After School May Lead to Crime
  • Heavier Kids Don’t Go to School As Much
  • SAT Scores Drop
  • Social Networking Sites Get Younger
  

• Hot Topics:

  Resources and links on current hot-button teen issues:
  • Special October Hot Topic: Road Safety and Teens
  • School Violence
  • Teen Loss
  • Teamwork for Teens