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Madam President Does Not Tweet Naked Photos

When I was ten, my best friends mom was the smartest woman I knew. She was a 49 spitfire from New York City who wore a great deal of black along with a sophisticated perfume never before sniffed in my staid DC hometown. As a young woman, shed been one of the early Peace Corps volunteers in Africa, and then written a best-selling memoir about the experience.

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Is Your Teen Cutting Herself?

Today, U.S. News and World Report published an article about YouTube videos of teens and tweens cutting (Teens Posting Cutting Videos on YouTube, February 21, 2011). Among professionals and parents alike, there remains much confusion about teen cutting and self-harm.

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How to Handle Teenage Drinking

Teen drinking isn’t a subject you necessarily want to talk about, but it’s also something you don’t want to neglect until there’s a problem. Teens face increasing social pressures as they get older, and even the smartest, most level-headed kids can make mistakes. Sometimes teenage drinking means a single lapse in judgment, and sometimes it indicates a serious problem, like alcoholism or emotional distress. Talking with your teen about alcohol could change his life — or even save it.