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A Massachusetts teenager was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison and loss of his license for 15 years for causing a fatal crash by texting while driving…………  http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/06/12090348-massachusetts-teen-sentenced-to-prison-for-texting-while-driving?lite

The husband of a Pleasanton woman found shot to death in her home along with her  13-year-old daughter said his wife had grown “paranoid” about the teenager’s  online communications, police said Tuesday. Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/05/07/BATM1OESIG.DTL#ixzz1uQoqMx33

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A sixteen-year-old girl was charged Thursday with manslaughter, assault, and texting while driving for a September 2011 crash that killed a woman.      http://fox4kc.com/2012/04/19/serious-charges-for-teen-accused-of-texting-in-fatal-accident/

The high-profile campaign against distracted driving, especially among young motorists, has seeped deep into the national culture: April is Distracted Driving Month, and tonight’s season premiere of the Fox teen hit TV show Glee features a distracted driving crash cliffhanger from last season. http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-04-09/distracted-teen-driving-texting/54135840/1

Great article by Mark Walsh from Online Media Daily.  It references a recently published study by the PEW Research Group on teen texting. http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/170501/teens-are-text-crazed-23-own-smartphones.html?edition=44854  

To very few of us, this may come as surprise but any parent of a teen with cellphone knows this very well. Older teen girls were the “most enthusiastic texters,” the report said. Read more about the report at San Francisco chronicle.

Just in the 479 area code, there are probably half a million phone numbers and a teen just randomly picks the phone number of a Rogers Police Detective to send a prank message “I hid the body … Now what?” Read more at NBC It is important to monitor what your kids are texting and …

Over the past year there have been increasing sales of synthetic marijuana called Spice or K2 that is sold legally in most states.  These herbal products are manufactured out of the USA and a sprayed with chemicals that can induce hallucinations and psychosis.  Recently, a parent informed me that her child has been hospitalized for …

A 12 year old’s mother discovered numerous “inappropriate texts” from a firth-grade teacher. A judge Friday told fifth-grade teacher Ethel Anderson to stay away from the boy. Read more at The Ledger.

Even if you do not use TxtWatcher please, please read our Parents are Listening Guide available on our website.  It lists steps every parent should take to monitor your children’s online activities including: Friending them on Facebook and Following them on Twitter.  If parents saw the alleged shooter’s posts or tweets perhaps they could have …