http://teenissuesblog.com A blog in which you can ask questions and find information relating to current teen issues you are facing Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:58:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here is a fantastic page I found at About.com about GLBT teens. You can find resources here for help if you are a gay teen and struggling with your family, your religion, your friends, your job or your school. It's fantastic that pages like this exist. The item that stuck out the ... http://teenissuesblog.com/12/gay-teens/ A recent report is coming out showcasing something that I thought people already knew: that drinking alcohol at an early age can lead to increased alcohol dependence when older. You can read about the story at Science Daily. This study and previous work has shown many people studied who had started drinking ... http://teenissuesblog.com/11/early-drinking-alcohol-dependence/ We've all heard about this by now, right? 17 girls in a high school in Massachusetts joined a "pregnancy pact" so they all can raise their children together. There are rumors that a couple of the girls were already pregnant when the pact was made, and they all decided that best way ... http://teenissuesblog.com/10/teen-pregnancy-pact/ A new show premiered tonight on ABC Family called "The Secret Life of an American Teenager". It will be shown every Tuesday at 8pm EST. The basic premise is that there is a cute young girl who has pre-marital sex and gets pregnant. Also, basically everyone on the show is a ... http://teenissuesblog.com/9/the-secret-life-of-an-american-teenager/ From a closely related blog, the Teen Abortion Issues blog, I found this post yesterday about a girl who got an abortion last year. It seems she is really upset about it, and still thinks about it constantly. Here is an excerpt: "I was dating an amazing guy. I was his ... http://teenissuesblog.com/8/teen-abortions/ Over the weekend, reports came out about a Georgia student killed in an accident at Six Flags Over Georgia. Though no one is exactly sure what happened yet, early reports were saying the student and a friend climbed over two restricted area fences to retrieve a hat that had blown ... http://teenissuesblog.com/7/six-flags-over-georgia-tragedy/ HAHAHAHAHA! Okay, this episode of Saved By The Bell came out when I was about 10 or 11 years old. And while most of you probably don't get excited when the reruns come on Saturday mornings, the message can still be as effective. Zach and the Gang preach against drug use. There ... http://teenissuesblog.com/5/theres-no-hope-with-dope/ As prom and graduation season approach every year, schools and parents alike worry that there will be an increase in the amount of unsafe underage drinking. Kids like to have a good time at prom. "Hey! We graduated! Let's have some beers!" becomes the mantra heard in the hallways and ... http://teenissuesblog.com/4/scared-staight-hoax-a-great-idea/ Hello! Welcome to the Teen Issues Blog - an informative and helpful resource for those of us who have questions and need to know where to go to get answers. Growing up is tough. Duh. And with the extra weight of increasing expectations for our youth (straight A's, perfect boyfriend/girlfriend, good college, extra-curricular ... http://teenissuesblog.com/1/hello-world/