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Teens / College

Michelle and Hillary – Two role models for our girls

Written by Safety Mom August 27, 2008

For the past two nights I have sat glued to my TV watching and listening to two incredible women – Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton. I wish my daughters were a bit older so that they could have stayed up with me and really appreciated what is happening right now. Michelle echoed the principals I …

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Is The HPV Vaccine Safe?

Written by Safety Mom August 11, 2008

While my daughters are still too young to receive Gardasil, the HPV vaccine, many of my friend's daughters have and I've naturally paid very close attention to news about this drug. While the Centers for Disease Control considers Gardasil safe, there have now been close to 10,000 reports of adverse side effects ranging from nausea and …

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Latest MySpace Cyberbullying Victim

Written by Safety Mom June 06, 2008

This week an 8th grade girl in Florida is missing her graduation. She's too embarrassed to go because she's afraid she'll be teased about the sexual comments that have been posted on her My Space page. The problem is, she isn't the one who has been posting these messages. This little girl is the most …

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Warning of School Threat Spread By Text – Help or Hystera?

Written by Safety Mom May 05, 2008

There was an article on the cover of USA Today this morning about the power of text messaging in spreading rumors about potential school violence. Apparently in the past several months many schools have seen wide spread absenteeism after students had used text messages to spread warnings about potential campus shooters, bomb threats and the …

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Toyota’s Teen Driving Program

Written by Safety Mom April 29, 2008

I remember when I first got my driver’s license (oh so many years ago!) I felt invincible. Just like any other teenager, I felt completley in charge and believed I knew exactly what I was doing. That is until the first time I drove on a wet, slippery road and spun across three lanes of …

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Moms Beware! Is Your Daughter Playing Miss Bimbo?

Written by Safety Mom March 27, 2008

I’ve recently been speaking alot about online safety and being aware of what your kids are doing online. It’s hard for moms to keep up with everything on the Internet so I’ve made it my job to keep moms has informed as possible. The newest site to pop up is Miss Bimbo. Yes, it’s as …

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Can MySpace Really Protect Our Kids?

Written by Safety Mom January 15, 2008

It was just announced today that a group of state attorneys general have teamed up with social networking site MySpace to form a joint task force. The goal is to better protect children from online predators and educate parents about the risks of social networking sites. As part of this initiative, MySpace will now make …