Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012
by Lynya-Floyd

I want to share a surprising story about teens and sex with you—one that influenced our partnership with
Planned Parenthood to carry out a groundbreaking survey on
The Sex Talk.
Last year I was a guest on “Doctor Radio,” New York University’s SiriusXM show, when a concerned mother called in. She told...
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Monday, October 1st, 2012
by Paula Chin

Thank goodness my kid is only 11, so I've got another 7 years before panic time. But like a good Girl Scout, I like to be prepared, so when
Family Circle decided to do
a story on buying your teen's first car, I grabbed...
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Wednesday, September 26th, 2012
by Paula Chin

I grew up in L.A., thoroughly Chinese-American—Chinese food, parents and relatives who spoke Cantonese, Chinese-American Christian churches. So it was a big shock when my mom told me and my older brothers that she was half-Mexican. I was 13 years old, and it had never occurred to us that she was anything but 100% Asian. True, she...
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Wednesday, September 26th, 2012
by Christina Tynan-Wood
“Remember when flip phones were cool?” My daughter Ava (13) asked me this morning. I laughed. It wasn’t that long ago when I was devoted to one. But it’s hard to imagine now. The idea made us both giggle.
“Now,” She said. “I have this awesome screen, GPS, streaming music and Netflix. I...
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