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The Let’s Talk Series #3 – Are you ready to talk to your teen about SEX?

Heather O’Neill, coordinator for Straight Up’s Let’s Talk program, presents a series of helpful posts, resources, and articles on a regular basis for the Straight Up blog. Remember, parents, your teens really DO want to have open communication with you about sex, and they are just as nervous as you are (probably more so) at [...]

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The Let’s Talk Series #2 – For Parents – Before you have THE TALK with your teen…

Heather O’Neill, coordinator for Straight Up’s Let’s Talk program, presents a series of helpful posts, resources, and articles on a regular basis for the Straight Up blog. Before deciding to embark on the challenging task of approaching your teen with “THE TALK,” pack your tool kit with some valuable background information. These two articles tell [...]

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CheckYourself.com

Take a look at this very informative and innovative site for teens…

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Late night fun!

LATE NIGHT FUN! This simple saying may attract a lot of people, and it got stuck in my head for a while. It was junior year of high school, when I started to have a huge social life. It was the end of the year and I was so stoked for senior year — basically, [...]

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The Cool Spot – resource for younger teens

Here is a website that gives the younger crowd some information about alcohol prevention. The site is called The Cool Spot and let me tell you, it has a catchy ring to it. The site’s quote is “The young teens place for info on alcohol and resisting peer pressure.”

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The Trouble with Energy Drinks

While fussily flipping through the flimsy pages of my newly arrived Muscle & Body magazine, in an effort to finally read the unveiled secret of “How to Build a Teen Dream Body”, I become spellbound by the cleverly placed advertisement right next to the cover page of the article. Sure, it is similar to any [...]

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