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with your teen’s emotions, Tri-City Partners, Bloomington.
Families With Teens Information Series - University of Minnesota Extension Service.
Minnesota Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Prevention & Parenting (MOAPPP) - Research shows that young people who feel connected to their parents and clearly understand their family's values concerning sexuality are more likely to avoid risk-taking behaviors like early sexual activity. Site offers Información en español.
Minnesota Youth Intervention Programs Association (YIPA) - Calendar of upcoming events and trainings.
Shoulder to Shoulder - Dedicated to helping to make our job easier by connecting fellow parents and caregivers, and sharing the insight of those who have been there before.
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March 28, 2006 - Short on sleep, teens doze in class, drive while drowsy, Poll finds few sleep recommended 9 hours, Randolph Schmid, Associated Press, Pioneer Press.
January 2003 - Raising Healthy Teens, A Study of Parents of Teens in the Twin Cities Metro Area, Positive Parenting for Adolescent Health Consortium.
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Adolescent Literacy: Instruction - Information for teachers parents can adapt to help teens be stronger readers at home.
Please Stop the Rollercoaster! - How Parents of Teenagers Can Smooth Out the Ride
December 2004 - Parent-Teen Relationships and Interactions: Far More Positive Than Not - One-half of adults in the Child Trends poll think that peer influence is more important than parental influence. If parents mistakenly believe that their adolescent children don’t care about them or respect them or enjoy spending time with them, a real risk exists that parents will step back from being involved in their children’s lives, Child Trends’ Research Brief.
2001 - Raising Teens: A Synthesis of Research and a Foundation for Action,- Project on the Parenting of Adolescents, Center for Health Communication, Harvard School of Public Health.
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