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Movies, music, video games–we live in a digital world, and most of our entertainment is either on our home televisions or smartphone devices. With such easy access to downloadable content and new movies coming out each week, what’s a parent to do? If you’ve read my articles on G-, PG-, ...

“On your marks…Get set…BANG!” The gun resounded and echoed through the surroundings of the meet while spectators cheered on with enthusiastic encouragement towards the runners of the 1500 meter. Running this middle distance race takes “endurance”, “quick speed”, “proper form” and “mental focus” (Livestrong.com). According to Coach Jay Johnson, anyone ...

Charlotte Elizabeth Diana. That’s the name the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Princess Kate, gave to their baby girl. She will be known as “Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge.” According to nameberry.com, Charlotte means “Free Man.” It originated from French and is the feminine version ...

Living in a nation that was birthed in revolution, it is culturally fashionable to be hostile and suspicious of authority in America, a trend on the rise since the Vietnam War era. For teens, adolescence is a time of transition from parental authority to self-government, and along with the push ...

The world teens are growing up in has been flipped upside down. What was once called darkness, evil, and horrific is now presented as beautiful, wondrous, and magnificent. Images such as slit writs, splattered blood, and rectified bones are becoming glorified as if they are the most natural depiction of beauty. ...