We already have some pretty good evidence that caffeine, in high doses, can be dangerous, especially for kids and teens.

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Health benefits are just not that motivating, especially for kids and teens.

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And so he suggests some guidelines: It's OK for parents to require younger kids and teens to accept their friend requests, but kids should gain more freedom as they get older, just as they do in real life.

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The ban against the drink was a politically-motivated appeal at emotion, sure, but standing up for high-alcohol content, hyper-caffeinated swill that puts teens and college kids in hospitals at much higher rates than other drinks is not a proud line in the sand for a chef to draw.

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For teens, he says, such software inspires resentment and only leads to kids looking for other sources of Internet access, like a friend's computer.

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At the moment she's finishing a book for publication in 2012 that debunks myths about teens and social media. (Myth number five: Kids don't care about privacy.) Mark Zuckerberg might want to pick up a copy.

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In recent years, financial advisers have suggested the following strategy to wealthier families who don't qualify for financial aid: Parents and grandparents gift highly appreciated stocks and other assets to teens, so the kids sell them while in college, paying taxes on the gains at a lower tax rate.

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