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Common sense Media has a new study looking at parenting habits regarding screens: http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/12/06/496907205/real-parents-real-talk-about-kids-and-screens https://www.commonsensemedia.org/research/the-common-sense-census-plugged-in-parents-of-tweens-and-teens-2016

According to a study out of Academic Pediatrics, more than three in four parents reported using time-out in response to misbehavior. But 85 percent of the parents using the technique made common mistakes that can render time-outs ineffective, including giving kids too many warnings, talking to kids or letting them play with toys during their […]

A recent study has found that teens who were regular gamers scored higher than average in math, reading and science on standardized exams.: Positive Effects Of Video Games: Do Games Improve Test Scores? http://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/5586/1742  

Some tips: Teen PDA: How to Set Ground Rules for Teenage Dating  

The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children in England has issued a warning that the app Yellow, which is considered a parallel of Tinder but marketed to teens, is a high risk for sexual predators because it does not verify users’ ages. The app claims to have five million users: https://www.yahoo.com/tech/tinder-teenagers-app-accused-enabling-102600676.html http://www.standard.co.uk/news/techandgadgets/sex-predator-warning-issued-over-tinder-for-teenagers-app-a3400426.html https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/sex-predator-warning-issued-over-tinder-for-teenagers-app/ar-AAkyBC1