This is the seventh in a series of blogs examining benefits of parental supervision.
A study from Dartmouth University Medical School.has reported that media portrayals of tobacco and alcohol use are associated with adolescent smoking and drinking. They studied the role of parents in monitoring and limiting children’s movie exposure and whether or not this was associated with a lower risk of adolescent smoking and drinking.
This is the sixth in a series of blogs examining benefits of parental supervision.
Research from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has examined the effect of parental monitoring on substance use.
This research report included responses from 6,500 students attending high school in California and Wisconsin. The researchers were looking to see if there was an association between parental monitoring and substance use.
The amont of fructose in the diet has increased dramatically in industrialized countries. High fructose corn syrup is a common source and is extensively used as a sweetener in soft drinks.
A nationwide survey of adults in the United States has found a strong association between increased intake of fructose and high blood pressure.
Just a few days ago, a dear friend of ours past to her rest at age 94. She was an incredible lady with a zest for life and and a love for other people. It is hard to believe that just a month ago she was driving her own vehicle on her errands, and living remarkably well in her own house! 
On the other hand, we also know individuals who have suffered increasing disability over a span of many years. Their quality of life has continued to deteriorate over their lifespan.
One of the concerns of scientists has been that people with low health risks tend to live longer than those with higher health risks.
This is the fourth in a series of blogs about the benefits of parental supervision.
Here are some suggestions to help increase communication with between you and your youngster. Some of this information is from an organization called ABCD Parenting Young Adolescents.
This is the fifth in a series of blogs examining benefits of parental monitoring.
A study was conducted by doctoral students attending Claremont University in California on parents, teens and marijuana use.
The researcher reported that marijuana is the most widely used by teens, and that 42% have used pot by their senior year of high school (year 12 in America).
A Danish study reported at the International Congress on Obesity, suggests that men who are obese by age 20 die eight years earlier on average than non-obese men. The unique feature of this study was that the subjects were followed from their teens until age 80.
The study started with over 5000 military men. Deaths among the 1,930 obese men were contrasted with deaths among a random sample of 3,601 non-obese males. Body mass index (BMI) was measured at the average ages of 20, 35 and 46 years.
If you read about the snooze alarm, you might have seen it doesn't make sense to delay action when you're still half asleep especially if you already made a different decision when you were fully awake.
So let me bring you up to date on some real-life drama.
This is the third in a series of blogs about the benefits of parental supervision.
Parental monitoring is an effective method of preventing your kids from engaging in high risk behaviors. But, this isn’t just about parents monitoring and communication. This fact should send a message to grandparents, aunts, uncles and caring family friends that their relationships and communication with kids can be very beneficial and positive on developing youth.
This is the second in a series of blogs about the benefits of parental monitoring. The first blog looked at how monitoring kids with Type 1 diabetes helps them stick to their treatment schedule.
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