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Entries from December 31st, 2009

Year in Review: BodiMojo Looks Back

December 31st, 2009 by Cindy Atoji · No Comments · Parent Talk, Tech Talk, Teen Health Talk, Teen Talk

By Cindy Atoji Keene, Editor, with Tara Cousineau, PhD, Founder, BodiMojo.com Last week, the U.S. Senate passed a bill that included a historic new investment in efforts to prevent teen pregnancy. The funding, which includes a total of $114 million for a new evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention program, is the first and only large-scale federal [...]

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Reflection for the New Year: ‘A Girl’s Life’ (PBS)

December 27th, 2009 by Tara Cousineau, PhD · No Comments · Tech Talk, Teen Talk

Just shy of  New Year’s eve, various PBS stations around the nation will air the one-hour premier, “A Girl’s Life.” (See local listings for December 30, 8 p.m.) Produced by Powderhouse Productions with author Rachel Simmons, it is meant to be a companion piece to the “Raising Cain: Exploring the Inner Lives of American Boys” [...]

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Kudos to MTV: Launch of A Thin Line

December 9th, 2009 by Tara Cousineau, PhD · No Comments · Tech Talk, Teen Talk

MTV launches A Thin Line, a new initiative to stop the spread of digital abuse –cyberbullying, sexting, and digital dating abuse. One hopes that the likes of MTV might have enough cache and brand loyalty to get kids’ attention. Surveys consistently show misuse of digital communication as a real problem among youth with concerning psychosocial [...]

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