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Bullying Can Lead to Bad Grades

The start of a new school year brings new opportunities, but also the return of some troublesome issues – like bullying. Bullying leaves its emotional scars. A new study by UCLA psychologists reports that students who are bullied regularly do worse academically, as well. What do parents and students need to know?

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Teen Drinking: More Mixed Messages

The Princeton Review just released its ranking of the nation's biggest party schools – billed as the list of colleges where students really know how to have a good time. For some kids, those times are starting way before college. CDC research reports that 72 percent of high school students have used alcohol. How can parents recognize warning signs that their teen may have a drinking problem?

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Sexting...An Offense or Just Offensive?

Parents have heard a thousand times that sex is all over the media. And now it's online, too, as teens are sexting... sending nude or suggestive photos by cellphone -- which in some states is now a criminal offense. Is the sheer volume of sexual images in the media and elsewhere harming our children? Or is it something else?

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On Campus...And Bummed Out

After much anticipation, many college freshmen are finally on campus, adjusting to new faces and new places. But for some the transition brings stress and pressures that lead to depression.

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Teens and Hearing Loss

Nearly 1 in 5 American adolescents has some level of hearing loss, a rate that has climbed substantially over the past two decades, according to a study done by researchers at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital, reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Ipods and other digital music players have skyrocketed in popularity and sales. How much of this constant loud music through earbuds or headphones can lead to hearing loss?

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Does Penmanship Matter?

When teens have something to write, that message is likely to be composed at a computer keyboard or maybe even a cell phone. Pens, pencils and paper? Some argue that handwriting is becoming obsolete. Maybe someday... but there are still assignments and essay questions on tests, midterms, finals and even college entrance exams that someone has to be able to decipher.

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