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Worst TV Role Models: Is Snooki Teaching Your Kids?

by the editors at Common Sense Media, Posted May 27th 2011 5:00PM

Tony, from "Skins," sleeps with every hot girl in sight. Credit: AP
What Are Kids Learning from TV Characters?
When it comes to sex, violence, drinking, bullying and other sensitive topics, you want messages about right and wrong to ...Get familiar with the characters kids are watching -- whether you love or hate them.
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To Ace the SAT, It Pays to Know 'The Situation'

by Mary Beth Sammons, Posted Mar 23rd 2011 4:00PM

Has your kid studied up on Snookie for the SATs? Credit: Kevin Mazur, WireImage.com Here's another one to add to the parent guilt trip files: You strict types who ban your teens from the voyeurism of reality TV may be stifling your ...SAT studying could mean adding reality TV to your kids' homework.
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Can You Inoculate Your Kids From a Raunchy Culture?

by Rachel Campos-Duffy, Posted Feb 9th 2011 3:00PM

Last week, a friend told me that her teenage daughter walked out of the room when she saw "Jersey Shore" on the television. You heard right, some teenagers don't want to watch Snooki and her morally-depraved roommates. It was enough to make me, a mom ...It's not too late to keep "Jersey Shore" characters from shaping your child's morals.
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Diddy Gives Son $360K Maybach for His 16th Birthday

by Lesley Kennedy, Posted Jan 27th 2010 10:00AM

Sean "Diddy" Combs and son Justin Dior Combs attend Justin's 16th birthday party on January 23, 2010 in New York City. Credit: Slaven Vlasic, Getty Images
Getting a car for your 16th birthday is pretty exciting for most teens. But when your dad ...
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Preschool Version of 'Jersey Shore' May Top Original

by Amy Hatch, Posted Jan 20th 2010 2:15PM

"Jersey Shore," MTV's latest foray into the reality-TV genre, has spawned plenty of opinion -- from upset New Jersey tourism executives to viewers who swear the show is an accurate portrayal of the lives of Italian-American young adults. But our ...
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