Young women may think there is no emotion attached to the physical, but in reality, most of the times there is, and that misconception can lead to a lot of hurt feelings and damaging of the self-esteem.

Again and again in my hours with college and grad students I learn of families who stressed excellence in achievement above all else.

One team in the game of sexual baseball -- boys -- is always playing offense and the other, girls, only ever get to play defense.

"Kids with cell phones are ridiculous," I asserted. "Mine will get it when he needs it -- the same time he gets his driver's license."

Alarmingly, a study conducted by UC San Diego and Harvard has concluded that the use of social networks by adolescents influences sleep patterns, sleep deprivation and drug use.

Our interest in monitoring and controlling their sleep dramatically drops off after they are fully walking and talking. Why is that?

Last week, a Long Island high school senior committed suicide, and the website Formspring.me is suspected as a cause. Yet most parents don't even know it exists. Formspring is the latest cyberscourge for teens -- it takes cybercruelty to a new low.

Of course, we should be pleased that the teen birth rate dipped in 2008 and, according to early reports, may fall again slightly in '09. But who's to say it won't bounce up again?

Their purpose is not entirely clear. For fun? To show off? Regardless, hundreds-- if not thousands-- of these videos have proliferated over YouTube. And the strangest part: people are watching.

Rest assured there's no such place as Suicide University. But remember: if your child has special needs, there's more work to be done after celebrating an acceptance letter.