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Gina Carroll is an attorney and freelance writer whose articles on family life and parenting have appeared internationally. The author of the blog ThinkAct: Proactive Black Parenting and Tortured by Teenagers., Gina currently lives with her husband and five children. Contact Gina.

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'Don't Snitch': What it costs us

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The fifteen-year-old Richmond, California girl who was gang-raped outside of her Homecoming Dance is likely yet another victim of the...
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Can Cough Medicine Kill You?

Misty Fetko, is a devoted mother, just like me. As an emergency room nurse, she is a hard working professional, just like me. She wants the best for...
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The Riskiest Foods: how to protect your family

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Drunkorexia: A 'new' college danger

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New Study: Teens with their own cars crash more

Parents of teens need ammunition. Our adolescent children no longer view us as the voices of all-knowing authority. So it's helpful if we can get a...
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Houston 101: Great cooking classes for kids and teens

Cooking classes for the kids are currently all the rage-- maybe because families are preparing more meals at home due to the recession—maybe...
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Reality shows: 'Real Chance of Love', 'My Antonio' and your daughter

I was up late the other night (which is rare) and I turned on the television (which is also rare) as I folded laundry. I came upon VH-1’s, Real...
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Lunch meat, kids and colon cancer

You may have thought it was enough to upgrade your lunch meat from those old, thick bologna slices to healthier options like turkey and low-fat ham....
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The new traffic and curfew laws: What every Houston parent should know

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Starting tomorrow, new traffic laws will be enforced across the state. These laws and the 4 month old curfew-revamp impose some important restrictions...
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Obesity causes 'severe brain degeneration'

As if we need more reasons to tend to our families’ diet, here is yet another bit of bad news. It seems that, according to a new study* of...
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