In discussions of teen sex, much is said about the dangers of pregnancy and disease but far less about the emotional hazards. That’s a problem, because the destructive psychological consequences of temporary sexual relationships are very real. Being aware of them can help a young person make the...

Advice for Parents (CommonSenseMedia.org) – When people take sexually revealing picture of themselves and send them as text message attachments, it’s called “sexting.” And while experts differ on statistics, a recent study conducted by Pew Internet & American Life Project...

(Common Sense Media) — Facebook and other social networks connect kids online. But a new form of social networking takes connecting a step further — to face-to-face meet-ups. New programs called social mapping applications use geographic information to connect people to specific places,...

(HealthDay News) — The amount of time American children and teens spend watching TV, playing video games or surfing the Internet has increased dramatically, to almost eight hours a day, a new report finds. In fact, over the past five years the amount of time the average 8- to 18-year-old spent...

An event you won’t want to miss! Palmetto Family encourages you to attend this important event at the State House. Spread the word to help ensure a good turnout! Stand Up for Life: Pro-Life March and Rally Featuring: Damon Owen, New Jersey Director for the National Organization for Marriage and spokesman...

The first decade of the 21st century has been packed with innovations and entertainment that have forever changed childhood — and parenting. Some of these have been fabulous. Others? Not so great. But all have revolutionized how our kids communicate, create, learn, and play. Here, in no particular...

Each year Americans spend billions of dollars on material items at Christmas. That is a pretty strange way to celebrate the birth of Jesus, who gave up all of his riches to save the world. In 2006, three pastors had a vision to revitalize the celebration of Christmas in their churches. They found two...

Deck the Halls – Offer to decorate an assisted living home, group home or nursing/rehabilitation center in your neighborhood for the holidays. Providing festive entertainment, like a tree-trimming party or Christmas carol sing-along is sure to brighten their season. Make Treats for Non Profit...

My younger son loves being good. Of course, that doesn’t mean that he is good all the time. It’s just that he likes the idea of being good, he likes the way being good makes him feel, and he likes for other people to think of him as a good boy. Actually, the more I think about it, he’s not so...

(Excerpt) (The New Yorker) — Millions of girls have consumed Alloy Entertainment’s products, but the company’s name does not appear on the spine of its books. Rather, it packages about thirty novels a year for publishers, and also generates television shows and a growing number of ideas for...