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Print this article off and give to your dearest children, grandchildren, and youth you know who need a small push and perhaps motivation to make their dreams and goals a reality!… So, dearest young people, have you got an amazing idea about a business, or mission? Don’t hide it away! Share it with the world! [...]
When you’re off to your job during the day any other time of the year, you don’t worry as much about your teenager because you know they’re safely at school. But when summer hits and they’re out on the prowl for the dog days of summer, you may find yourself scrambling to find some way [...]
Thank you to our contributing author Shadra Bruce from www.igotmompower.com for today’s post. When I got my license, I was 15 years old. I was a straight A student. I was trustworthy and well behaved. But… the temptation to go places I shouldn’t be, or do things I shouldn’t do was more than I was [...]
Summer is officially here and teens are all frantically looking for the perfect summer job. Facebook statuses abound with “Does anyone know who’s hiring?” and other references to the desperate need for a summer job. For most teens, the job hunt involves looking in the local mall, nearby restaurants, convenient stores, etc. However, many teens are [...]
As parents, we need to understand the emerging technologies and trends so that we can teach our children to use them responsibly. With new social networks popping up all the time, it is often hard to stay on top of the newest sites. Today, the newest kid on the block is Foursquare and for parents, [...]
The digital age has brought on a variety of different outlets for video games that used to be limited to just old school Nintendo games hooked up to the television. Teens in the modern age can play games on their iPhones, Facebook, XBox 360, Playstation 3, PSP, PS3 and the list goes on. There is [...]
When you think of your teenagers and what they enjoy doing, the top three activities out of your mouth might be: video games, watching TV, and sleeping. So when you’re trying to plan a family vacation getaway, the last thing you see in your vacation plans is…well…video games, watching TV, and sleeping! Trying to plan [...]
A lot of complaining has been circulating the social network this week with the final arrival of Advanced Placement (AP) exams. Most exams are more than three hours long and many teens can take up to three in a day. Naturally, a lot of teens have been complaining of complete exhaustion at the end of this process. [...]
It’s been a very exciting week for teens as well as adults all over the country with the announcement of the two of the biggest news stories of the year occurring this past week: the royal wedding between Catherine Middleton and Prince William as well as the long-awaited death of bin Laden. This is all [...]
As we approach our 100th blog post at Parent eSource, we thought we’d create collections of some of our best articles to date. Wether you’re a new reader or have been with us since the beginning, we hope you will enjoy and share the below list of our personal favorites. Are We Experiencing a Societal [...]