Sue Scheff: TIME TO TALK - New Study Shows Teens Spend 53 Hours a Week Electronically!
It's out. It's official. It's new research from the Partnership for a Drug Free America that is shocking and revealing about today's teen and electronic media. As schools are opening all over the country and you are diligently getting your teen's supply list filled, stop and take the time to talk! According to a recent Press Release : New omnibus research from the Partnership for a Drug-Free America shows that more than one-third of parents are concerned that TV (38%), computers (37%) and video games (33%) make it harder for them to communicate with their media-engrossed teens about risky behaviors, like drug and alcohol use. The survey of more than 1,200 parents also confirms that a quarter or more are worried that newer forms of media, including cell phone texting (27%) social networking sites, like Facebook (25%) and Twitter (19%) hinder effective parent/child communication about the dangers of teen substance abuse. According to a Kaiser ...