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Are your teens drooling over any of the Olympic athletes?
Do you think these athletes are good role models for your teen?
Do you have any hometown favorites participating in the games?
Check out these links and devise some fun, healthy competition for watching the games -
Quiz: Olympic Traditions - How Much Do You Know?
How Olympians Prep Mentally and Physically
Slideshow: Secrets of Olympic Athletes
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"Has anyone asked you to text them a picture of you?"
"What kind of picture?"
"Has anyone asked you to text them a naked or posed picture?"
"Have your friends been asked for pictures?"
"Do you know the consequences of sexting?"
"How would you feel if your teacher, grandparent, clergy saw a text picture of you?"
Teen "Sexting" More Common Than Thought
This new research shows more than 1 in 4, or 28% admitted they had sent a naked picture of themselves through text or email. If they had sent a naked photo, they were also more likely to be sexually active.
What are your thoughts?
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FRONTLINE is also giving folks a chance to ask questions and make comments about the report. You can find out more and get a direct link to the live chat HERE .
We hope you'll be able to watch the show and take part in the discussion about it. And, be sure to come back here to pose your own dental health questions to our board experts.View Thread

It's been a couple of days and I hope you have contacted his doctor and found out what's going on.
This resource about fevers may be helpful - Fever Facts
How is he doing now?
Keep us posted,
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I am sure having this conversation with your daughter was very difficult and I applaud you for remaining calm.
I hope keeping the lines of communication open, keeping an open and honest relationship will make her feel comfortable coming to you to discuss her feelings.
Just wanted to clarify - Is your daughter 7 or 17?
Here are a couple of resources that may spark more conversation and communication -
Talking to Your Child About Sex
LGBT Teens and Stress
Please keep us posted on how you both are doing,
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Our new WebMD Vaccine Tracker is an easy-to-use tool to help you organize and manage vaccinations (and keep on top of those pesky admissions forms) for your entire family, yes, the adults too! You can also get email reminders to keep you up to date.
When is the last time you had to provide proof of vaccinations? Have you ever been confused what has and what has not been given?
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A new policy may allow users under 13 to register . Even though parental controls would be put in place, do you think this is a good way for pre-teens and kids to connect and communicate?
Share your thoughts,
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Is your teen old enough to work? What about volunteering? Any summer camps planned? For younger teens do you still need to arrange childcare?
What are your teens summer plans? Share you tips to get through the long days of summer.
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